Spine

Here are eight things for spinal surgeons to know for Feb. 2, 2017.

A new study published in the Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine examines the methodology for online surgeon scorecards.

Medacta International hired S. Raymond Golish, MD, PhD, as medical director of the company's U.S. spine division.

A study published in the journal Spine and covered in Medscape examines the morbidity rate in elderly spine surgery patients.

Wolters Kluwer and AAOS released Spine Injuries in Athletes.

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

Low back pain is fairly common among school-aged children, a study published in JAMA Pediatrics shows, according to Medical Xpress.

On Jan. 30, 2017, a Boston jury determined a Massachusetts General Hospital spine surgeon's concurrent surgery schedule in 2012 did not result in a patient's quadriplegia, The Boston Globe reported.

NorthEast Spine & Sports Medicine in Jackson, N.J., is now offering spinal cord stimulator trials.

The global lumbar spine fusion market will likely continue to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 4.9 percent through 2020, according to a Market Reports World analysis.