Spine

A new study published in The Spine Journal examines patients who contracted postoperative pneumonia after anterior cervical decompression and fusion.

The American Medical Association changed the language in the Category I CPT codes for vertebroplasty effective January 1, 2015. The update added sacral and cervical to the applicable vertebroplasty code descriptors and included changes to the code numbers and bundled…

Sacral insufficiency fractures are an often under diagnosed condition in the elderly population, typically presenting with severe low back pain resulting in immobility. The diagnosis can be complicated by the fact that radiographic assessment of the sacrum is difficult and…

Treating back pain and other spinal conditions can cost more than $200 billion annually in the United States, with $90 billion in direct costs. There are several factors contributing to the ever-increasing cost of care, including hospital costs, device costs,…

K. Linnea Welton, MD, of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor led a study about how patients understood spine surgeons' compensation, according to DoctorsLounge.

Said Osman, MD, of Frederick, Md.-based American Spine, performed the first endoscope lamino-foraminoplasty surgery with decompression of the nerve root.

The new SCI-FIT gym, in Berkeley, Calif., on the Ed Roberts Campus, offers a five-part exercise program focused on spinal cord rehabilitation, according to Berkeleyside. 'SCI' indicates 'spinal cord injury,' and 'FIT' indicates 'functional integrated therapy.'

A new study published in Spine examines prescription opioid use after lumbar fusion for workers compensation patients.

Alexander Jaworski, PhD, a neuroscience assistant professor at Brown University in Providence, R.I., studied how neurons connect across the spinal cord, according to Health Canal.

The European Commission granted Novartis International approval for Cosentyx, which treats people with ankylosing spondylitis and psoriatic arthritis, according to MarketWatch.