Spine

Sacroiliac joint fusions are a relatively new area for spine surgeons to treat, and a few different companies are developing technology to treat SI joint dysfunction through minimally invasive procedures.

A new study published in Spine examines the minimum clinically important difference threshold for Scoliosis Research Society-22R patients.

Neurosurgeon and chief medical correspondent for CNN Sanjay Gupta, MD, received the Alfred I. duPont Award for his coverage of medical marijuana, according to a Newswise report.

The American Academy of Pain Medicine announced its 2015 Pain Medicine Fellowship Excellence Award Recipients — Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic and Boston-based Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.

Lee Segal, MD, of the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health is seeing recovery times of spine surgery improve over the years, reports Courier Post Online.

Outcomes measures for patients with back pain in Minnesota could change, and the North American Spine Society hopes a recent letter to the measure development team could influence broad implementation.

A new study published in The Spine Journal examines risk factors for surgical site infection in pediatric scoliosis surgery.

The American Association of Neurological Surgeons and Congress of Neurological Surgeons support the House of Representatives' legislation that would repeal and replace Medicare's sustainable growth rate formula.

Here are 10 spine and neurosurgeons who were in the news this week.

Successfully running a spine practice can be much harder than most physicians expect.