Spine

A new study published in Spine examines informed consent for spinal deformity surgery patients.

Campbell Clinic is opening a new spine center in Cordova, Tenn., according to a Memphis Daily News report.

Orthopedic surgeon Jay Zampini, MD, has joined Brigham and Women's Comprehensive Spine Center at Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital in Boston.

The outpatient ambulatory surgery center is the next frontier for orthopedic surgery. Knee arthroscopies and ACL repairs have been done in the outpatient setting for years, and now technology is moving total joint replacements and spine surgeries into ASCs.

Another spine surgeon has been named in the "fake implants" lawsuit involving Spinal Solutions, a distribution company cited in 2012 for "quality control issues," according to a Baltimore Sun report.

A new article published in Spinal Deformity examines patient-reported outcomes for adult spinal deformity over the past 10 years.

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

Duke School of Medicine in Durham, N.C. added the Department of Neurosurgery as a full department, according to DukeToday.

A study published in the Journal of Spinal Disorders & Techniques concludes that removing outer gloves before handling instrumentation could reduce postoperative infection after lumber spinal fusion.

Here are seven things for spinal surgeons to know for July 16, 2015.