Spine

A recent study covered in Claims Journal revealed over 62 percent of workers who underwent spinal fusion surgery had initially reported their conditions as strains or sprains.

Of the 30 largest cities in the U.S., San Jose, Calif., is the most expensive place to receive cervical spine surgery, according to Healthcare Blue Book. However, the physician services fees are highest in Charlotte, N.C., for cervical spinal fusions,…

Zarina Ali, MD, was the first female neurosurgeon at Pennsylvania Hospital in Center City, and now she's encouraging other women to take the plunge, according to a report in The Philly Voice.

Here are 10 spine surgeons who made this week's news:

A new study published in The Spine Journal examines whether conflicts of interest influence the outcomes of cervical disc arthroplasty clinical studies.

A new study published in The Spine Journal examines the postoperative urinary retention rate for patients who undergo surgery for degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis.

Five spine surgeons discuss the business of medicine and the knowledge that would have been useful earlier in their careers.  

Dong H. Kim, MD, shared his take on how neurosurgeons should approach the changing healthcare industry, in Neurosurgery's April supplement.

Researchers presented favorable data on San Francisco-based Cytokinetics' fast skeletal troponin activator, CK-2127107, at the MDA Scientific Conference in Arlington, Va., held from March 19 to 22, 2017.

Here are eight things for spinal surgeons to know for March 23, 2017.