Spine

A Sri Lanka teen is traveling to Texas to undergo complex spine surgery, according to kxan.

There are regional variations in spine surgery, and a new article in The Spine Journal addresses the challenges and solutions that could lead to more uniform utilization in the future.

Two construction projects on Jacksonville, Fla.-based Mayo Clinic will begin this summer, according to jacksonville.com.

Kathryn Thompson, MD, will lead Duluth, Minn.-based St. Luke's Interventional Pain Management, according to Business North.

Spine surgeons often depend on the "art of medicine" to treat their patients. They rely on their experience, knowledge and expertise to diagnose and treat a variety of spine conditions and back pain issues. However, healthcare is moving toward evidence-based…

Arrowhead Health Centers, a multi-disciplinary medical practice in Scottsdale, Ariz., is introducing new pain management treatments.

Hooman Melamed, MD, of Marina Del Ray, Calif.-based DISC Sports & Spine Center, is now taking spine surgery requests.

La Grange, Ill.-based Lyon Township high school students visited North American Spine Society's Spine Education Research Center in Burr Ridge, Ill., to learn more about healthcare careers.

Central Nebraska Spinal Surgery Center in Kearney recently celebrated its 10th anniversary, according to a Kearny Hub report.

A new study published in Spine examines the impact of smoking and smoking cessation on short-term morbidity risk after lumbar spine surgery.