Spine

Here are five spine and neurosurgeons making headlines.

A smartphone application improved spine surgery patient adherence with preoperative instructions and decreased last-minute surgery cancellations, according to a study in Cureus.

Stefan Prada, MD, will join Tampa, Fla.-based Physician Partners of America April 1.

Todd Albert, MD, will conclude his term as surgeon-in-chief and medical director of New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery in June, and orthopedic surgeon Bryan Kelly, MD, will succeed him.

Three spine surgeons weigh in on the importance of multidisciplinary teamwork and discuss how best to cultivate it.

UC San Francisco is cutting patient recovery times by offering to perform the procedure while they're still awake.

Dallas-based Texas Spine Consultants partner and surgeon Andrew Park, MD, performed the minimally invasive lower back pain Intracept procedure Jan 21.

The North American Spine Society opened three revised coverage recommendations for comment.

Here are the top 10 most-read articles on Becker's Spine Review from Feb. 25-March 1.

A study in Spine analyzed trends in U.S. lumbar fusion rates and associated costs by surgical indication.