Spine

Neurosurgery continues to advance through innovations in brain tumor treatment, cerebrovascular care, spine surgery, functional neurosurgery and minimally invasive techniques. Across the country, a select group of neurosurgeons is helping shape the field through clinical excellence, groundbreaking research, leadership and…

Dr. David Prior, MD, joined OrthoArizona in Phoenix, according to a June 8 LinkedIn post. Dr Prior is an orthopedic spine surgeon, and his expertise includes minimally invasive and robotic-assisted spine surgery, complex revision surgery, spinal deformity correction and motion-preserving.…

SpinaFX Medical earned the FDA’s investigational device exemption for Triojection, an intradiscal ozone/oxygen injection, according to a June 9 news release. Triojection will be evaluated in a U.S. clinical trial comparing it and nerve root block with nerve root block…

The University of Miami Health System has opened an early-intervention spine clinic aimed at patients with persistent back pain whose needs fall between conservative treatment and traditional spine surgery. The clinic is led by Michael Wang, MD, professor of neurological…

L&K Spine Announces World’s First Clinical Use of BluEX-LT Curved Expandable Lateral Cage L&K Spine, the U.S. subsidiary of L&K Biomed, is proud to announce the successful first-in-human clinical use of the BluEX-LT, its state-of-the-art curved expandable lateral cage. This…

Orthopedic devicemaker Enovis has released the DonJoy Spinamic Hybrid Scoliosis Brace, a new treatment option for adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis. The brace combines rigid corrective elements with a flexible mesh vest, aiming to provide spinal curve correction while improving comfort…

Tan Chen, MD, is an orthopedic spine surgeon at Falls Church, Va.-based Inova Health System, where he specializes in minimally invasive spine surgery, outpatient procedures, enhanced recovery after surgery and complex spinal reconstructions. Dr. Chen has particular expertise in motion…

Thomas McNally, MD, is an orthopedic spine surgeon with Midwest Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Surgical Specialists in Elk Grove Village, Ill. Dr. McNally has expertise in minimally invasive and endoscopic spine surgery. He is first spine surgeon in Illinois to…

For years, spine surgeons could tell patients how often hip and knee replacements fail. They could not do the same for cervical disc replacement. The procedure has grown rapidly over the last two decades, with hundreds of thousands of implants…

The first patient has been implanted in a Defense Department-funded clinical trial evaluating Neuronoff’s Injectrode device for the treatment of neurogenic bladder in people with spinal cord injury. The study is being conducted at UT Health Houston under principal investigator…