Spine

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.

In a Spine study, researchers examined the prevalence of pathological pain in lumbar spinal disorder patients, according to Medscape. Spinal disorders often cause pathological neuropathic pain and physiological nociceptive pain.

A new study published in Spine examines the economic impact of revision surgery for proximal junctional failure after spinal deformity surgery.

A new study published in The Spine Journal examines the reliability of smartphone-based teleradiology when examining thoracolumbar spine fractures.

Minimally invasive techniques are more refined than they were even five years ago and device companies along with surgeons continue to innovate in the space.

Researchers analyzed the costs associated with various spine and orthopedic surgery adverse events, according to a study published in Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine. Since payers are not responsible for "never events," hospitals must bear the financial responsibility of these complications.

A new study published in Spine examines the impact residents have on spinal fusion for adult spinal deformity patients.

Boca Raton (Fla.) Regional Hospital named neurosurgeon Frank K. Vrionis, MD, PhD, the director of the Marcus Neuroscience Institute.