Spine

The North American Spine Society released two new draft coverage recommendations for public comment.

A new study published in Spine examines whether transformational lateral interbody fusion makes an impact for patients undergoing surgery for one-level lumbar degenerative spondylolisthesis with the posterior approach.

A research team headed by Kern Singh, MD, of Chicago-based Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush won "Best Poster" at the ISASS Annual Meeting in Boca Raton, Fla.

Here are 13 spine surgeons who made the news this week: 

A new study published in Spine examines whether surgeons can insert spinal implants into patients with deep spine infections safely.

On April 20, Jocelyn Idema, DO, of Pittsburgh-based Advanced Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, became the first spine surgeon in Pennsylvania to perform lumbar disc replacement using Aesculap's activL Artificial Disc.

Six spine surgeons weigh in on the future of independent practice in America.

Here are eight things for spinal surgeons to know for April 20, 2017.

A new study published in Spine examines the complication rates, readmissions and patient reported outcomes for spine surgery patients with blood transfusions.

Ali A. Baaj, MD, is an assistant professor of neurological surgery at Weill Cornell Medical College as well as an assistant attending neurological surgeon at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, both in New York City. Specializing in minimally invasive spine surgery and open…