Spine

A new study revealed black children with appendicitis are less likely to receive pain medication, according to Medical Daily.

Researchers found that fetal spina bifida surgery may be more effective for fetuses with smaller ventricles, according to Medical Xpress.

A new article published in Spine examines blood transfusion after posterior spinal fusion for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.

A new study examining the complications associated with adult spinal deformity surgery was published in Spine.

Rothman Institute President Alexander Vaccaro, MD, and physician Greggory Schroeder, MD, penned an article in Sports Illustrated as part of a series of sports medicine articles. This article focuses on back pain in professional athletes.

Northwest Health System will open a new spine center in Bentonville, Ark., in September, according to nwahomepage.com.

Lawrence Alexander, MD, of the Florida Pain Network in Miami, now offers minimally invasive spine surgery for more than 10 conditions.

Spine Care and Pain Management, based in Atlanta, is accepting patients at four new locations.

Kaywan Gamadia, DO, joins Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo., according to a Southeast Missourian report.

Providence St. Peter Regional Neuroscience Center in Olympia, Wash., added Joseph T. Ho, MD, PhD, according to a Thurston Talk report.