Spine

Blue Cross and Blue Shield designated Midland-based MidMichigan Medical Center a Blue Distinction Center+ for spine surgery as well as knee and hip replacement surgery, according to Midland Daily News.

Here five spine surgeons discuss the challenges to innovation in spine surgery.

A new study published in Spine examines how age and complications rates are associated in adult scoliosis surgery patients.

West Orange, N.J.-based Atlantic Spine Center now offers virtual consultations. Patients may connect with the center's physicians to discuss their back or neck pain via video chat.

A new article published in Spine examines the national trends in adult lumbar isthmic spondylolisthesis surgical management.

The CDC issued primary care clinicians updated guidelines for prescribing opioids for chronic pain patients, outside of active cancer treatment, palliative care and end-of-life care.

Doctors Medical Center of Modesto (Calif.) opened its Darroch Brain & Spine Institute in January 2016, according to The Modesto Bee.

Fred Sweet, MD, of Rockford (Ill.) Spine Center, served as a visiting professor at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine in Philadelphia, according to rrstar.com.

New York-based Nexera consulting group added Marilyn Gates, MD, to its clinical value analysts team.

A study published in Spine compares one-level and two-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion, following patients for 60 months.