Spine
In the realm of spinal fusion surgery, the quest for faster, safer, and more reliable bone formation has led to…
Here are spine surgeons who recently received awards.
William Watters, MD, professor at the Clinical Orthopedic Surgery Institute of Academic Medicine at Houston Methodist Hospital and a clinical professor at the University of Texas Medical Branch, discusses the biggest challenges and opportunities for spine surgeons today.
A new study published in the Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine examines factors that predict length of stay, discharge to inpatient rehabilitation and hospital readmission after lumbar spine surgery using a new grading scale: Carolina-Semmes.
Peter P. Sun, MD, earned a 2017 Top Doctor Award in Oakland, Calif.
Many surgeons use a high-speed drill for bone removal while performing spinal surgery.
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Marco A. Rodriguez, MD, unveiled the International Spine Institute in Baton Rouge, La.
Chronic pain affects approximately one in three people in the United States. This common struggle had led to an alarming increase of pain medications and a mounting epidemic of opioid use and deaths. Is there a way we can ease…
Konstantin Mehl, CEO and co-founder of Kaia Health
A new study investigates inpatient and 90-day post-discharge outcomes for elective Medicare spine fusion. The study included 874 hospitals with elective cervical and non-cervical spine fusions in the 2012 to 2014 Medicare limited dataset. Researchers focused on 167,395 cases.
A new study published in the Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine examines malpractice litigation after spine surgery.
Neuroscientist Ali Rezai, MD, left the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, according to The Columbus Dispatch.