Spine

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.

Neal Patel, MD, joined Beacon Medical Group North Central Neurosurgery, according to a report from The Elkhart Truth.

A new study published in Spine examines adjacent segment disease risk factors for patients 10 years or more after posterior lumbar interbody fusion.

A teenager from Tennessee went to Switzerland to undergo stem cell treatment after suffering a spine injury, making him unable to walk. He is beginning to see results, according to Wiat.com.

The Jazz Foundation of America honored Daveed Frazier, MD, with an award for his excellence in orthopedic spine surgery and his support of the jazz community.

Here six spine surgeons discuss the activities they turn to when they need to relax and de-stress.

Former President George H.W. Bush broke a bone in his neck after falling in his home on Wednesday, according to KHOU.

Horizon Spine and Pain Specialists in Fairfax, Va., added a physician assistant, according to a Falls Church News-Press report.