Spine

Here are nine things for spinal surgeons to know for August 27, 2015.

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons spokesman Michael Gleiber, MD, FAAOS, supports the new partnership between the American Academy of Family Physicians and the National Football League.

Here five spine surgeons discuss the impending switch-over to ICD-10 and whether they are prepared.

Cervical fusion has traditionally been the standard procedure performed for an array of common cervical conditions such as disc degeneration, bone spurs, herniated discs, radiculopathy and spinal stenosis.

Ervie "Bud" Hawley and his wife Carolyn Hawley gave $1 million to Danbury (Conn.) Hospital to create the Ervie and Carolyn Hawley Endowed Chair in Orthopaedic Spine Surgery.

Sartell, Minn.-based St. Cloud Orthopedics has added two spine surgeons to its physician team.

James Lee's, MD, Spine Center in Queens, N.Y., shares the importance of stretching for lower back health and decreasing back pain.

Premier Health, group of specialty care practices in Southwestern Ohio, said spinal stenosis is becoming more common with the aging baby boomer population, according to the Dayton Daily News.

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

Tampa-based Laser Spine Institute welcomed Troy Caron, DO, Raj Kakarlapudi, MD, and Jeff Martin, MD, to its team. These surgeons will treat patients at surgery centers.