Spine

Here six spine surgeons give advice to young surgeons on the cusp of beginning their careers in the spine industry.

The International Society for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery held its 34th conference on Jan. 22, 2016 in Chongqing, China, according to geeksworld.com.

Hackensack (N.J.) University Medical Center is the first hospital in the state to offer patients Mazor Robotics Renaissance Spine Surgery, according to NorthJersey.com.

IntelGenx, a Montreal, Canada-based drug delivery company, created a scientific advisory board with Ludwig Aigner, PhD, and Barry Greenberg, PhD.

William Mayher III, MD, died in Athens, Ga., on Jan. 31, according to Albany Herald. He practiced neurosurgery in Albany, Ga., until 1998.

The last 10 years have seen an immense growth in outpatient spine. This article briefly discusses some of the challenges, thoughts and observations on this growth.  The growth has been driven by several top line factors including (1) surgeons becoming…

The surgical robots market for spinal surgery is projected to reach $2.77 billion by 2022, according to Whatech.

Neurosurgeon George DePhillips, MD, joined Indiana-based Franciscan Alliance, according to PortageLife.com.

A new study published in The Spine Journal examines whether there are fewer complications in surgery with magnetic growing rods than conventional growing rods.

Researchers analyzed the inappropriate MRI ordering for veterans with low back pain, according to AJMC.com. The researchers looked at data from the Veterans Health Administration for veterans who received lumbar spine MRIs in the outpatient setting in 2012.