Spine

A recent study examined whether patients undergoing posterior lumbar interbody fusion experienced better outcomes with an interbody graft or with a cage. The results were published in The Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques.

OrthoPediatrics, based in Warsaw, Ind., is sponsoring the 50th Annual Meeting for the Scoliosis Research Society in Minneapolis.

The National Institute of General Medicine Sciences awarded the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque with an $11.6 million grant, according to Albuquerque Journal.

Advanced Pain Management named Donald Harvey, MD, as the new chief medical officer, according to sheboyganpress.com.

A new study in the Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques examines the cost-effectiveness of PEEK implants for spine surgery.

John C. Jones, MD, joined Orthopedic and Sports Performance Institute in Arizona.

Mitchell Hardenbrook, MD, joined Milford Regional Medical Center, according to a report from The Telegram.

The Expert Network of Distinguished Doctors invited neurosurgeon Kamal Woods, MD, to its membership for his suburb peer reviews, various recognitions and accomplishments.

The department of neurosurgery at University of Wisconsin Madison received a donation from the J.P. Cullen Foundation, according to GazetteXtra.

S. Rajasekaran, MS, director of Ganga Hospital in Tamil Nadu, India, received the Walter P. Blount Humanitarian International Award, according to Business Standard.