Spine

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.

Here are eight things for spinal surgeons to know for Feb. 4, 2016.

Thirty-day readmissions are an indicator of quality in several medical fields, including spine, and a new article in the Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine examines the factors associated with 30-day readmission rate after spine surgery.

Ji Ma, PhD, and Ibrahim Karaman, PhD, of Texas A&M in College Station, developed a superelastic adaptive alloy for pediatric scoliosis surgeries, according to Phys.org.

LifeAligned Upper Cervical Treatment Center opened a new facility in Warrington, Pa.

Stephen Courtney, MD, released the clinical results of his experience using The King Cobra anterior cervical plate and the Copperhead cervical cage.

BioSpine Institute in Tampa, Fla., is growing its minimally invasive spine surgery practice.

A new study published in Spine examines how adult spinal deformity compares with other chronic diseases in the United States.

Gainesville-based University of Florida College of Medicine's neurosurgery department has become the first named department in the college's history.

Neurosurgeon Juan Ronderos, MD, joined Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola, Fla.