Spine

Dr. Bradley Christ recently joined the staff of Washington-based Olympia Orthopaedic Associates in their sports medicine center, Thurston Talk reports.

Here are five spine surgeons in the headlines.

A new study published in Spinal Deformity examines the factors that influence complication rate among young patients who undergo surgery with traditional growing rods for early onset scoliosis.

Thomas C. Schuler, MD, FACS is the CEO and founder of Reston-based Virginia Spine Institute. In addition to leading the nationally-recognized practice since 1992, Dr. Schuler is also credited with performing the first hybrid multi-level cervical artificial disc replacement with…

Kimon Bekelis, MD, received two awards at the Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting in San Diego.

Here are eight things for spinal surgeons to know for Sept. 29, 2016.

A study published in Spine examines how intraoperative medications affect postoperative urinary retention for patients undergoing single-level lumbar fusion.

J. Brian Gill, MD, of Nebraska Spine Hospital in Omaha, discusses new trends in artificial disc replacement and challenges spine surgeons face.  

Richard V. Chua, MD, a neurosurgeon at Tucson, Ariz.-based Northwest NeuroSpecialists, discusses how spinal care has changed over time.

New York City-based Maimonides Medical Center appointed John K. Houten, MD, the new director of spinal neurosurgery and neurotrauma.