Spine

Spine surgeons created the West African Spine Society, according to Daily Trust.

Orthopedic spine surgeon Kate McCarthy, MD, of Arkansas Specialty Orthopaedics in Little Rock, strives to interest young women in orthopedics through the Perry Initiative, according to the Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette.

Santa Rosa Medical Group in Milton, Fla., added Todd Prochnow, DO, to its physician team, according to a Pensacola News Journal report.

TriStar StoneCrest Medical Center in Smyrna, Tenn., opened a new spine surgery institute.

A new study published in Spinal Deformity examined the clinical improvement for adult spinal deformity and which patients benefit most from surgical intervention.

Here are 10 spine surgeons and neurosurgeons in the news this past week.

Researchers at Epworth Hospital in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, contested the theory that recombinant human bone morphogenetic used in spinal fusion surgeries increases patients' risk of cancer.

Orthopedic spine surgeon Carl Giordano, MD, has returned to work at Atlantic Spine Specialists in Morristown, N.J., after surviving a single-engine plane crash on Long Island in August. The pilot died in the crash.

Spinal Deformity magazine included a paper by spine surgeon Fred Sweet, MD, of Rockford (Ill.) Spine Center, in its 50th Anniversary edition.

Jefferson Community Health Center in Fairbury, Neb., welcomed board-certified orthopedic spine surgeon Steven J. Volin, MD, to its team, according to Beatrice Daily Sun.