Spine

Scott Blumenthal, MD, is a spine surgeon with Texas Back Institute in Plano.

Compared with bilateral pedicle screw fixation, unilateral pedicle screw fixation significantly reduced total blood loss and operation time for lumbar degenerative disease surgeries, according to a study in the Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research.

Here are the top 10 most-read articles on Becker's Spine Review from Dec. 3-7.

St. Luke's University Health Network in Bethlehem, Pa., welcomed Roy Hwang, MD, according to The Morning Call.

Neurosurgeon Steven Beer, MD, was among the first surgeons in the U.S. to perform spinal surgery using the OsseoScrew spinal fixation system, according to ShortGo.

Kern Singh, MD, is co-director of the Minimally Invasive Spine Institute at Rush and a partner at Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush, both in Chicago. He is an internationally known expert in minimally invasive spine surgery and has earned recognition for…

The federal government sued a Kenosha, Wis.-based neurosurgeon to recover a $5 million tax penalty assessed against him in 2013, according to the Journal Sentinel.

Kern Singh, MD, is co-director of the Minimally Invasive Spine Institute at Rush and a partner at Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush, both in Chicago. He is an internationally known expert in minimally invasive spine surgery and has earned recognition for…

Here are seven spine and neurosurgeons making headlines.

Here are seven spine and neurosurgeons who recently received honors, promotions or published work.