Spine

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…

Cincinnati-based Mercy Health added Wayne Fraleigh to its executive team as vice president of orthopedics and neurosciences.

Surgery led to favorable outcomes in adult patients with degenerative spondylolisthesis and lumbar spinal canal stenosis regardless of frailty or comorbidity, according to an article in Spine.

Howard H. Steel, MD, PhD, 97, passed away Sept. 5, philly.com reports.