Spine

Cobb in 1948 stated that the causative mechanism of about 90% of scoliosis is idiopathic1.

A new study published in the Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine examines key trends in spinal epidural hematomas.

Hemangiomas are noncancerous tumors that are comprised of abnormal blood vessels.

Founder of the New Hampshire NeuroSpine Institute in Bedford, N.H., Thomas Kleeman, MD, recently moved his practice to Alaska but plans to continue seeing his patients in New Hampshire through telemedicine applications, according to the New Hampshire Union Leader.

A new study published in The Spine Journal examines risks of aspirin continuation during spinal procedures.

Merit Health Central in Jackson, Miss., welcomed neurosurgeon Menarvia Nixon Gaddis, MD, the Mississippi Business Journal reports.

Bryce Johnson, MD, of Laguna Woods, Calif.-based South County Orthopedic Specialists, is a 2017 Top Doctor in Laguna Woods.

Here are six spine and neurosurgeons making headlines.

Xiao Jianru, MD, and his team at the Second Military Medical University of Changzheng Hospital in China performed innovative spinal implant surgery using 3D printed titanium prosthetics, according to IFLScience.

Matt McGirt, MD, of Concord, N.C.-based Carolina NeuroSurgery & Spine Associates, told a patient he may never walk again. Now, they are both training for Northern California's Napa Half Marathon, according to WSLS 10.