Spine

A new study published in The Spine Journal examines the reliability of smartphone-based teleradiology when examining thoracolumbar spine fractures.

Minimally invasive techniques are more refined than they were even five years ago and device companies along with surgeons continue to innovate in the space.

Researchers analyzed the costs associated with various spine and orthopedic surgery adverse events, according to a study published in Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine. Since payers are not responsible for "never events," hospitals must bear the financial responsibility of these complications.

A new study published in Spine examines the impact residents have on spinal fusion for adult spinal deformity patients.

Boca Raton (Fla.) Regional Hospital named neurosurgeon Frank K. Vrionis, MD, PhD, the director of the Marcus Neuroscience Institute.

Researchers analyzed the reasons and risks associated with unplanned reoperation for lumbar spine surgery, according to a study published in Spine.

Neptune City, N.J.-based Jersey Shore University Medical Center and Redbank, N.J.-based Riverview Medical Center added neurosurgeon Howard Eisenbrock, DO.

A new study published in Spine examines the cancer risk associated with recombinant bone morphogenetic protein use in spinal fusion.

Harrisburg, Pa.-based Susquehanna Valley Pain Management P.C. & Spinal Diagnostic Center's physicians are opening West Shore Pain and Spine Institute in Mechanicsburg, Pa., in the fall of 2016, according to Penn Live.

Southeastern Health's Southeastern Spine and Pain in Lumberton, N.C., welcomes neurosurgeon Saksith Smithason, MD, according to The St. Pauls Review.