Spine

Philadelphia-based University of Pennsylvania researchers found 80 percent of patients who underwent a low-risk surgical procedure filled an opioid prescription within seven days, according to Forbes.

Patients undergoing lumbar discectomy may experience a much longer recovery than expected, based on a new Portland-based Oregon Health & Science University study, according to Portland Business Journal. Neurosurgeon and assistant professor Khoi Than, MD, led the research.

Tampa-based Laser Spine Institute's CEO, Bill Horne, will serve as executive chairman of the board, according to Tampa Bay Business Journal.

A new study published in The Spine Journal examines how reliable the revised Scoliosis Research Society-22 and Oswestry Disability Index questionnaires are in adult spinal deformity when administered by telephone.

Michael Gleiber, MD, founder of Michael Gleiber, MD, PA Concierge Spine Surgery in Boca Raton, Fla., is now a brand ambassador for Rolls Royce.

On March 31, The Disc Institute of Minnesota will sponsor the 2016 Minnesota Conference on Spinal Surgery Prevention.

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

New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery orthopedic surgeon, Han Jo Kim, MD, discussed the genetics of scoliosis, according to U.S. News & World Report Health.

Houston-based Spine Injury Solutions, a healthcare solution company in the spine injury sector, entered a marketing partnership with Personal Injury Institute, according to EconoTimes.

Elizabeth Vitarbo, MD, joined Orange Park (Fla.) Medical Center's First Coast Neurosurgery.