Spine

Cleveland-based Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine researchers found a method that can limit damage from spinal cord lesion, according to the Observer.

Watertown (Mass.) Public Schools is executing a scoliosis screening program for its students, grades fifth through ninth, in January 2016, according to Wicked Local.

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

Here are eight things for spinal surgeons to know for Jan. 14, 2016.

The Barrow NeuroSpine and Rehab Center in Arizona are helping injured golfers get back in the game, according to ABC 15 Arizona.

John and Carolyn Sonnentag donated $10 million to Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic, which will establish an endowment fund for a new neurosurgery residency program in Florida, according to PostBulletin.com.

UC San Diego Health neurosurgeons began research on the effectiveness of the NeuroBlate system in treating brain tumors, according to UC San Diego Health.

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, American Academy of Pediatrics, Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America and Scoliosis Research Society released a revised joint statement titled, "Screening for the Early Detection of Idiopathic Scoliosis in Adolescent."

Primary and revision posterior lumbar fusions have similar short-term complication rates, according to a new study published in Spine.

Maywood, Ill.-based Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine and Loyola University Health System named Alexander J. Ghanayem, MD, FAAOS, chair of the department of orthopedic surgery and rehabilitation.