Spine

A new study published in Spine examines the complication rate after two-level lumbar spine surgery among patients with primary hypercoagulable states and coagulopathies.

The Oklahoma City VA Medical Center welcomed neurosurgeon Basheer Shakir, MD, according to KOCO.

Richard Guyer, MD, joined St. Paul, Minn.-based St. Teresa Medical's scientific advisory board.

Spine surgery performed in ASCs continues to grow with eight new recently proposed ASC payable codes. These additions come after the inclusion of nine spine codes in the 2015 ASC payable list.

A new study published in The Spine Journal examines the dual attending surgeon strategy for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients and whether the strategy improves posterior selective thoracic fusion in Lenke 1 and 2 perioperative outcomes.

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

Raleigh (N.C.) Orthopaedic Clinic welcomed Venu M. Nemani, MD, PhD, to its team.

Researchers studied surgeons' learning curve for minimally invasive lumbar laminectomy or laminotomy with or without discectomy, according to a study published in The Spine Journal.

Here are eight key stories on minimally invasive spine surgery trends and news.

Anthony Yeung, MD, an orthopedic spine surgeon at the Phoenix-based Desert Institute for Spine Care, discusses the future of spine technology.