Spine

Approximately, 21,393 adults underwent spinal fusion in 2014, a 67.2 percent increase from the 12,794 spinal fusion patients in 2004, according to a report from the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council.

T. Scott Ellison, MD, of Murrells Inlet, S.C.-based Tidelands Health, performed the region's first cervical disc replacement, according to a WBTW News 13 report.

New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery's Roger Widmann, MD, emphasized the criticalness of early detection of adolescent scoliosis, according to Daily Voice.

Palestine (Texas) Regional Medical Center welcomed neurosurgeon Steven Zielinski, MD, to its team, according to Palestine Herald-Presss.

Wauwatosa, Wis.-based Froedtert Hospital and Milwaukee-based Medical College of Wisconsin health network named Anne Jurenec executive director of neurosciences and spine services, according to Wauwatosa Now.

University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria named Jeffrey Klopfenstein, MD, head of the neurosurgery department, according to a Journal Star report.

Researchers analyzed the clinical experiences of non-fusion dynamic stabilization surgery for adjacent segmental pathology, following lumbar fusion, according to an International Journal of Spine Surgery study.

Here, four spine surgeons discuss best practices for maintaining a good professional relationship with one's referral sources.

Here are six spine surgeons and neurosurgeons in the news this past week.

Here are four hospitals/health systems with recently expanded spine and neurosurgery programs.