Spine

John Lubicky, MD, performed the first robotic-assisted pediatric spinal surgery in the state at Morgantown-based West Virginia University Medicine Children's using the Mazor X.

Effective January 2019, Walmart will require employees to travel to designated hospitals and health system for spine surgery, according to The Wall Street Journal.

Donald Reigel, MD, 81, passed away, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

MRI-guided cryoablation is a viable option for spinal cord tumor treatment, according to a study in American Journal of Roentgenology.

Neurosurgeon Tamif Tawfik, MD, joined Brick, N.J.-based Hackensack Meridian Health Ocean Medical Center, Ashbury Park Press reports.

Here are the top 10 most-read articles on Becker's Spine Review from Nov. 5-9.

The spinal fusion market continues to experience growth. Here are five things to know about the market, according to a Future Market Insights report.

A study in Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery analyzed the positive predictive value of diagnostic 1 percent lidocaine containing transforaminal epidural steroid injections after outpatient endoscopic decompression for lumbar foraminal and lateral recess stenosis.

While Michael Raber, MD, was still in medical training, he committed to an employment contract with Washington Regional Medical Center in Fayetteville, Ark., that included a $48,000 signing bonus, but then decided to quit months before his scheduled start date…

Neurosurgeon David Baker, MD, has been reprimanded by the Washington Department of Health for his behavior toward staff and patients at Arlington, Wash.-based Skagit Regional Health, according to a KGMI report.