Spine

For years, AI’s role in spine care has been pitched as a future tool, something that might eventually help with imaging, planning or documentation. But a group of surgeons and health systems is using AI for a more immediate problem:…

Craig Della Valle, MD, is the Aaron G. Rosenberg Endowed Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and chief of the section of adult reconstruction at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago. Dr. Della Valle focuses his clinical practice on primary and revision…

Todd Alamin, MD, Empirical Spine’s co-founder, performed the first two commercial cases using the LimiFlex dynamic sagittal tether, according to a May 19 news release. The cases were performed at Stanford (Calif.) Medical Center to address Grade I lumbar degenerative…

Kornelis Poelstra, MD, PhD, of The Robotic Spine Institute of Las Vegas completed his 2,000th robot-assisted spine surgery. Dr. Poelstra has performed robot-assisted spine surgeries for more than 16 years using multiple platforms including SpineAssist, Renaissance, Mazor X, LEM, and…

A woman filed a lawsuit against Abbott alleging her Eterna spinal cord stimulator was improperly programmed and led to worsened pain, AboutLawsuits reported May 13. The lawsuit names Abbott Laboratories, the device manufacturer, and the FDA, which approved the device,…

Spine surgery is rapidly evolving as minimally invasive procedures, robotics, motion-preserving implants and AI-driven technologies transform how complex spinal conditions are treated.  Across the eastern U.S., spine surgeons are leading advances in research, surgical innovation and patient care while helping…

Carthage, Ill.-based Memorial Hospital is partnering with Quincy Medical Group to add spine services. Philip Meinhardt, MD, will join the hospital, according to a May 11 news release from the hospital. He has more than 16 years of experience and…

E. Antonio “Nino” Chiocca, MD, PhD, believes neurosurgery is entering one of the most transformative periods in its history. AI is beginning to reshape diagnosis. Robotics are redefining surgical precision. Gene therapy is pushing neurosurgery into diseases once considered untreatable.…

Phoenix-based Advanced Spine and Pain has opened a 12,075-square-foot outpatient clinic and ASC.  The facility is the organization’s 14th center in the Phoenix area, according to a May 12 news release from Kraus-Anderson Phoenix, which completed the project. The building…

When surgery isn’t the best immediate option for spine patients, interventions can range from physical therapy to spinal injections and over-the-counter NSAIDS. Spine surgeons discuss the underutilized interventions they personally rely upon. Ask Spine Surgeons is a weekly series of…