Spine

Philadelphia-based Penn Medicine developed an Enhanced Recovery After Surgery protocol for spine and peripheral nerve surgery patients to reduce opioid dependency.

Board-certified neurosurgeon John Dorman, MD, developed Circinus, a spinal surgery navigation app, according to the Odessa American.

The American Society for Bone and Mineral Research assembled a task force to study the relative efficacy and safety of the most commonly used procedures to treat osteoporotic spinal fractures: vertebroplasty and balloon kyphoplasty.

Two spine surgeons weigh in on spinal fusion surgery trends.

Weeks after a pediatric neurosurgeon and plastic surgeon filed a lawsuit against a Nebraska-based hospital alleging wrongful suspension, the hospital has filed a 16-page complaint disputing the accusations, according to a WOWT report.

Spine surgeon Andrew Parkinson, MD, is moving his practice in Oklahoma City seven miles north to across from the Oklahoma Spine Hospital in Oklahoma City.

Here are the top 10 most-read articles on Becker's Spine Review from Jan. 14-18.

Christopher Good, MD, will become one of the first spine surgeons to operate with the Mazor X Stealth Edition robotic guidance system.

Savannah, Ga.-based Optim Orthopedics' Donald McCartney, MD, performed free scoliosis surgeries on two siblings from Guatemala, according to Savannah Now.

Washington Regional Medical Center's Northwest Arkansas Neuroscience Institute in Fayetteville introduced two neurosurgeons to its team, according to Arkansas Business.