Spine

Former Seattle-based Swedish Neuroscience Institute chairman Johnny Delashaw, MD, lost his license in May 2017. After seeking appeals, the neurosurgeon got his license back; however, getting a job has remained a challenge, according to The Daily News.

Around half of patients who chronically use opioids before lumbar arthrodesis will continue to use opioids one-year postoperatively, according to a study in Spine.

Michael Verdon, DO, is a physician within Premier Health's Clinical Neuroscience Institute in Englewood, Ohio.

Study investigators found readmission rates did not increase when transforaminal endoscopic decompression procedures for lumbar foraminal and lateral recess stenosis were performed in outpatient settings, according to International Journal of Spine Surgery.

Here are the top 10 most-read articles on Becker's Spine Review between Sept. 10-14.

Dennis Crandall, MD, medical director of Phoenix-based Sonoran Spine, has experience at the cutting-edge of spine surgery and practice development.

Here are six spine and neurosurgeons making headlines:

Between 2004 and 2015, more patients chose to undergo lumbar fusion surgery for spondylolisthesis and scoliosis, according to an article in Spine.

ORHub introduced spine surgeon Burak Ozgur, MD, as its newest medical advisory board member.

Jesse Even, MD, a spine surgeon with TMI Sports Medicine and Orthopedic Surgery in Arlington, Texas, and a spinal and orthopedic consultant to the Texas Rangers and Dallas Stars, discusses how he examines and selects new technology for his value-based…