Spine

A new study published in Spine examines how insurance type affects access to care for patients with lumbar disc herniation.

A new study published in Spine examines trends in cervical spine surgery utilization and cost.

Here are eight things for spinal surgeons to know for July 27, 2017.

Newton-Wellesley (Mass.) Hospital named Louis Jenis, MD, its new chief medical and innovation officer, the Worcester Business Journal reports.

Grant Skidmore, MD, of Chesapeake Regional Medical Center in Norfolk, Va., reported positive outcomes for Expanding Orthopedics' FLXfit 3D Expandable TLIF Cage.

A new study published in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery examines the complications associated with scoliosis correction.

Plano-based Texas Back Institute welcomed neurosurgeon Blake Staub, MD.

Seattle-based University of Washington researchers examined the American College of Surgeons' new quality improvement program checklist's impact on the smoking rate of patients undergoing cervical and lumbar spine procedures, according to Medical Xpress.

A new study published in The Spine Journal examined risk factors for postoperative surgical site infection after spine surgery.

Ronald Lehman Jr., MD, of the New York Presbyterian-Allen Hospital in New York City is the first to use the Mazor X system in the region.