Spine

A new study published in Spinal Deformity aimed to find the threshold for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis surgery volume to equal value in outcomes and economies of scale.

Bryan Cunningham, PhD, joined Columbia, Md.-based MedStar Health to lead the newly formed Musculoskeletal Education and Research Institute.

The Blue Cross Blue Shield Association National Council of Physician and Pharmacist Executives adopted a standard that opioids should not be prescribed as first or second lines of pain therapy in most situations.

John Stevenson, MD, of North Florida Regional Medical Center in Gainesville, reported the highest discharge volume for all Florida-based spine surgeons between 2013 and 2016, according to Dexur.

Four spine surgeons discuss the ways they seek to control costs this year.

Here are eight things for spinal surgeons to know for March 29, 2018.

Here are 35+ spine surgeons holding PhDs.

A study published in PAIN shows patients who took prescription opioids prior to lumbar fusion surgery continued to take to use opioids long-term following surgery, Reuters reports.

Three University of Virginia researchers are developing drug delivery patches to treat chronic back and postsurgical pain without the risk of addiction, UVA Today reports.

The Norwich, Conn.-based William W. Backus Hospital welcomed interventional spine specialist Gaurav Kapur, MD.