Spine

A new study published in Spine examines fusion rate for patients undergoing spinal fusion with rhBMP-2 or fusion with iliac crest bone autograft.

Saeed Bajwa, MD, attended the annual North American Spine Society Meeting held in Chicago.

The UConn Musculoskeletal Institute at UConn Health in Farmington is the first in the state to offer spine surgery with the new Mazor Robotics Renaissance Guidance System, according to a UConn Today report.

Mount Sinai Beth Israel in New York named Constantinos G. Hadjipanayis, MD, chair of the department of neurosurgery.

Wadid Zaky, MD, will present at the London Pain Conference and the World Institute of Pain, according to delmarvanow.

Brevard, N.C.-based Transylvania Regional Hospital is expanding its pain management services on the hospital's campus, according to Citizen-Times.

Susan Griffee, MD, joined Gulf Coast Pain Institute, according to a Pensacola News Journal report.

Orthopedic surgeon Barton L. Sachs, MD, launched a technology start-up aimed at medical billing software, according to a report from The Post and Courier.

A new study published in Spine examines how insurance status can impact treatment for acute spinal fractures.

Jeff Gudin, MD, Adam Laitman, MD, and Bernard Laitman, MD, provide an overview for spinal cord stimulation, as well as a guide for when to refer.