Spine

Spine surgeon David A. Bomback, MD, is Danbury (Conn.) Hospital's first surgeon to treat low back pain through a sacroiliac joint fusion procedure, according to Yahoo Finance.

The Spine Journal published a systematic review of orthopedic research examining the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program.

Transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF), a common lumbar fusion procedure, doesn't normally present a particularly long learning curve for most spine surgeons. A minimally invasive TLIF involving a muscle-sparing, muscle-splitting incision, can result in less pain and less blood loss.…

Transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) is a proven yet still evolving procedure that can be extremely successful in the right patient. When it comes to interbody fusion implants, there are several challenges surgeons face with both traditional and expandable technologies.

Back pain is a prevalent and often debilitating condition impacting thousands of Americans. Throughout the United States, 76.2 million people suffer from pain. Chronic pain costs the United States s $100 billion annually, with low back pain being the most…

Neurosurgeon Andrew H. Marky, MD, will see patients at Houston Methodist Neurological Institute and Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital, according to Your Houston News.

A recent study examined the racial differences in pain treatment for patients visiting emergency rooms. 

Rush University Medical Center named Frank Phillips, MD, director of the division of spine surgery for the department of orthopedic surgery. Dr. Phillips is a physician with Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush.

A new study published in the Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine examined surgical site infection for patients who undergo elective spinal surgery. 

A new study published in Spine examines the outcomes for lumbar disc surgery for women with inferior preoperative status.