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Here are eight spine surgeons and neurosurgeons in the news this past week.
A new article published in Spine examined the impact of lumbar stiffness post-surgery on daily activities.
Minimally invasive surgery using a laser is not effective for all patients with back pain, according to Cleveland Clinic. Michael Steinmetz, MD, co-director of Cleveland Clinics' Center for Spine Health, discussed appropriate cases for laser spine surgery.
South Korean researchers studied the reliability of an MRI scoring system for spinal facet joint inflammatory lesions, according to Taylor & Francis Online.
Gainesville-based University of Florida researchers created a mouse model for scientists to study genetic origins of the neurodegenerative brain disease causing amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and frontotemporal dementia, according to drug target review.
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The Expert Network added Alexios G. Carayannopoulos, DO, of Providence-based Rhode Island Hospital.
Jacksonville, Fla.-based Mayo Clinic appointed Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa, MD, the William J. and Charles H. Mayo Professor and neurological surgery chair, according to The Florida Times-Union.
The National Neurosurgery Quality Outcomes Database is now called the Quality Outcomes Database, according to newswise.
Lakewood, Colo.-based nonprofit Chanda Plan Foundation offers alternative therapy for spinal cord injury patients, according to The Denver Post.