Spine

Wolters Kluwer unveiled eight online courses to assist organizations navigate The Joint Commission's Advanced Certification for Total Hip and Total Knee Replacement.

The United States spent $789 billion on the most common neurological diseases in 2014, according to a study published in Annals of Neurology. Researchers found the amount the United States spends on neurological diseases will continue to grow through 2050,…

Here are seven key stories on outpatient spine trends and news.

A study launched in 2014 examines stem cells' potential to cure spinal cord injuries.

A new study published in The Spine Journal examines outcomes for elderly patients undergoing lumbar spinal surgery.

Spine surgeons are using less invasive procedures to take patient care to the next level — and lateral spine surgery is one such example of surgeons pushing the envelope through innovative techniques.  

Researchers from Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic and University of California, Los Angeles teamed up to mirror the outcomes from a study involving four paraplegic patients implanted with stimulators at the University of Louisville in Kentucky, according to StarTribune.

Here are nine spine surgeons and neurosurgeons that joined new organizations, received promotions or moved locations in March 2017.

Germany-based Heidelberg University Biochemistry Center researchers studied the activity between the nervous system and the vascular system in hopes of discovering more about diseases plaguing the central nervous system, according to Medical Xpress.

Durham, N.C.-based Duke University Hospital neurosurgeons invited Durham Nativity School students to travel with them on a medical trip to Uganda, according to abc 11.