Spine

Here are three spine surgeons and neurosurgeons who recently received awards or promotions.

A new study published in The Spine Journal examines the characteristics of patients reporting maximum pain on the visual analog scale.

A new study published in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery examined adolescent scoliosis patients who underwent treatment with the use of growing rods to determine whether their last planned fusion was actually the final fusion.

Here are seven key stories on outpatient spine trends and news:

The spinal muscular atrophy treatment market is expected grow between 2015 and 2021, based on a Persistence Market Research report, according to medGadget.

President-elect Donald Trump called on Ben Carson, MD, to join his cabinet, despite the retired neurosurgeon's initial hesitation, according to Los Angeles Times. 

A new study published in Spine examines multilevel posterior cervical decompression and fusion, posing the question of whether it's necessary to extend the multilevel procedures to the upper thoracic spine.

At least three physician groups in Minnesota, including Midwest Spine & Brain Institute, have received a letter from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota notifying them they'd been dropped from the Blue Cross network. The letter was unsigned and…

Robert Watkins, MD, a Marina del Rey, Calif.-based spine surgeon, performed spine surgeon on New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski, according to a Providence Journal report.

Here are four spine and neurosurgeons in the headlines for the week ending on Dec. 2, 2016.