Spine

The International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery released results from a study about how a third-party payer's delay or preauthorization coverage denial can impact spine practices.

Researchers from University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System used stem cells to regenerate corticospinal injury damage, according to newswise.

Harrisburg, Pa.-headquartered PinnacleHealth System's Spine Institute surgeons perform about 1,300 inpatient and outpatient spine surgeries every year, according to MDNEWS.

Paul Houle, MD, of Cape Cod (Mass.) Healthcare Neurosurgery performs transforaminal endoscopic discectomies to yield enhanced outcomes for patients suffering from a herniated disc, according to OneCape Health News.

A new study published in Clinical Spine Surgery examines recurrent lumbar disc herniation revision surgery.

Brisbane, Australia-based Wesley Pain and Spine Centre and Royal Adelaide (Australia) Hospital researchers wrote many patients have unrealistic expectations that surgery will fix their back pain, according to The Sydney Morning Herald.

Spine surgeon Roderick Claybrooks, MD, of Michigan-based Beaumont, completed his three-book series about various topics of success, according to Broadway World.

Joan and Sanford Weill donated $185 million to the University of California San Francisco, according to University of California San Francisco New Center.

The International Advocates for Spine Patients named Gunnar Andersson, MD, PhD, chairman of the board of directors.

Capstone Pain & Spine, a pain management center based in Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas, is now offering the kyphoplasty procedure for vertebral compression fracture relief.