Spine

The Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council report on spinal fusions in the state recognized Harrisburg, Pa.-based PinnacleHealth for its quality spine surgery services, according to Lebanon Daily News.

Here, four spine surgeons discuss the use of biologics and regenerative medicine.

Interventional pain management specialist Kaliq Chang, MD, of Atlantic Spine Center with locations in New Jersey and New York, offered tips for maintaining a healthy, aging spine.

Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of West Virginia named Cabell Huntington (W.V.) Hospital’s spine surgery program a Blue Distinction Center Plus, according to the Herald-Dispatch.

Pinehurst, N.C.-based FirstHealth Neurosurgery welcomed board-certified neurosurgeon Michael D. Fromke, MD, to its team.

Canada-based Toronto Western Hospital researchers studied the risk of complications following spine surgery for cervical spondylotic myelopathy, according to Medical Xpress. CSM causes spinal cord compression in the neck.

Approximately, 21,393 adults underwent spinal fusion in 2014, a 67.2 percent increase from the 12,794 spinal fusion patients in 2004, according to a report from the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council.

T. Scott Ellison, MD, of Murrells Inlet, S.C.-based Tidelands Health, performed the region's first cervical disc replacement, according to a WBTW News 13 report.

New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery's Roger Widmann, MD, emphasized the criticalness of early detection of adolescent scoliosis, according to Daily Voice.

Palestine (Texas) Regional Medical Center welcomed neurosurgeon Steven Zielinski, MD, to its team, according to Palestine Herald-Presss.