Spine

Here are eight key stories on outpatient spine trends and news.

A new study published in The Spine Journal examines sagittal imbalance among patients with lumbar spinal stenosis and how that affects outcomes after simple decompression surgery.

A new study published in Clinical Spine Surgery examines how common medical conditions affect the outcome of anterior lumbar interbody fusion.

Castle Connolly honored Michael Gleiber, MD, as a Top Doctor in the West Palm Beach, Fla., region.

Here are five spine surgeons and neurosurgeons in the news this past week.

SpineCenterAtlanta opened a new office in Conyers, Ga., according to Henry Herald.

Neurosurgeon Michael Casey, DO, will join Edward Neurosciences Institute in Naperville, Ill., according to Chicago Tribune.

Australian researchers studied whether vertebroplasty is a safe and effective procedure for relieving acute pain and disability in patients with spinal fractures.

A new study published in Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine examines whether the Oswestry Disability Index is a good assessment for individual longer-term patient experience after lumbar spinal surgery.

Here are eight things for spinal surgeons to know for Aug. 18, 2016.