Spine

Here five spine surgeons discuss whether the spine industry will soon see a bundled payments initiative from CMS.

Neurosurgeon Vikram Prabhu, MD, discussed hydrocephalus in Uganda in an editorial published in World Neurosurgery.

A new study published in Spine compares minimally invasive and open laminectomy for lumbar stenosis.

Philippe Bochaton, CEO of Lakeway (Texas) Regional Medical Center, plans to bolster the hospital's spine and brain programs, according to Community Impact Newspaper.

Researchers at the University of California at Irvine and NIH's Imaging Biomarkers and Computer-Aided Detection Laboratory in Bethesda, Md., developed a software algorithm that can distinguish specific spinal fractures, according to HealthImaging.

Paralyzed Veterans of America named Sherman Gillums, Jr. the acting executive director.

As we move into 2016, we see the following six trends and concepts front and center for orthopedic and spine. We would welcome thoughts and comments from others as to what you see as the big trends.

A new study published in Spine examined the regionalization of lumbar spine procedures in New York.

Dallas-based Capstone Pain and Spine is offering nonoperative platelet-rich plasma therapy and stem cell therapy.

Ionis Pharmaceuticals in Carlsbad, Calif., received $2.15 million from Biogen for completing the target enrollment of the Phase 3 CHERISH study.