Spine

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.

Christopher Good, MD, will become one of the first spine surgeons to operate with the Mazor X Stealth Edition robotic guidance system.

Savannah, Ga.-based Optim Orthopedics' Donald McCartney, MD, performed free scoliosis surgeries on two siblings from Guatemala, according to Savannah Now.

Washington Regional Medical Center's Northwest Arkansas Neuroscience Institute in Fayetteville introduced two neurosurgeons to its team, according to Arkansas Business.

Here are the four of the biggest spine and orthopedic infection control stories in 2018.

Orthopedic surgeons are more likely to encounter perioperative bleeding, requiring transfusion, during posterior cervical decompression and fusion than neurosurgeons, according to a study in Spine.