Spine

Here are eight spine and neurosurgeons making headlines.

A 12-week digital care program for patients suffering from lower back pain greatly reduced patients' interest in undergoing surgery, according to a study in npj Digital Medicine.

Thomas Loumeau, MD, of Jesup-based Bone & Joint Institute of South Georgia, performed one of the first endoscopic spine surgeries using joimax's 4K Endoscopic Spine Surgery System.

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.