Spine

The y-wire is a very simple innovation developed by a physician's assistant in Florida that I think will have a significant impact on the widespread adoption of minimally invasive spine surgery techniques. This tool has allowed me to marry the…

Rad Payman, MD, of the Advanced Spine Institute, developed a minimally invasive microlaminectomy procedure for lumbar spinal stenosis.

Morton Plant Hospital in Clearwater, Fla. now provides a robotic option for patients seeking spine surgery, according to an article on TBNweekly.com.

Ezriel Kornel, MD, FACS, was the first physician to successfully treat the first patient to survive Legionnaires' disease in 1978. He commented on the current outbreak, according to an article on PIX 11.

A new study published in Spinal Deformity examines the association between the cervical spine alignment and Lenke type for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.

Here six spine surgeons share insight about the origin of their referrals.

Brian Gantwerker, MD, FAANS, of The Craniospinal Center of Los Angeles, Charles D. Theofilos, MD, of The Spine Center in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., and Jeffrey R. Carlson, MD, of Orthopaedic and Spine Center in Newport News, Va. describe the…

The neurosurgery practice at Butler Memorial Hospital (Pa.) has increased the hospital's admissions, according to an article in Pittsburgh Business Times.

Medovex, a medical technology product developer, entered a medical advisory board member consulting agreement with European spine surgeon, Martin Deeg, MD.

Arien Smith, MD, joined NYC Surgical Associates, which implemented new specialty services in neurosurgery and spine surgery.