Spine

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.

England-based University of Exeter researchers examined the role exercise plays in maintaining bone health in women.

Robert Watkins, MD, examined Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw the night of July 23, after the pitcher left his start earlier in the day with back discomfort, the Los Angeles Times reports.

A new study published in The Spine Journal examines emergency department visits among lumbar spine surgery patients.

The Journal of Spine published a new article on percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy development in China.

Researchers measured participation in chronic back pain patients, in a study published in The Spine Journal.

Here are six spine and neurosurgeons in the news this week.

A new study published in Clinical Spine Surgery examines the factors that can predict postoperative morbidity and readmissions for posterior lumbar fusion.