Spine

Joseph Piatt Jr., MD, wrote an article on the hospitalization of patients with myelomeningocele in the 21st century.

Wheaton, Ill.-based Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital joined Chicago-based Northwestern Medicine.

Here are 12 spine surgeons and neurosurgeons that joined new organizations or received promotions in February.

Glenn Trent, MD, joined Mountain Spine Care in Clyde, N.C., according to a Citizen-Times report.

Fred Sweet, MD, of Rockford (Ill.) Spine Center, is traveling around the United States teaching the tranforaminal anterior release procedure, according to 13 WREX.

Phoenix-based Barrow Neurological Institute researchers are testing the effect of deep brain stimulation on Alzheimer's disease, according to Medical Xpress.

Recent advancements in neural stem-cell treatment have yielded promising results for patients with traumatic spinal cord injuries, with some patients regaining some motor and sensory function, according to V News.

Does resident participation in spine surgery make a difference?

A new article published in the Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine examines minimally invasive and open posterior lumbar fusion.

Researchers investigated the correlation between spinal degenerative changes and quantitative computed tomography-bone mineral density, according to BioMed Central.