Spine

The first non-industry sponsored study to examine fusion rates for live mesenchymal stem cell-containing allogenic bone grafts was published in The Spine Journal.

Anaheim, Calif.-based Healthpointe added Alex Etemad, MD, to its physician team.

Alejandro Betancourt, MD, of Harlingen (Texas) Spine & Neurosurgical Institute, performed Rio Grande Valley's first sacroiliac joint fusion surgery at Valley Baptist Medical Center in Harlingen, according to a Valley Morning Star report.

PubMed Central will now include results from the International Journal of Spine Surgery, the journal of the International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery.

North American Spine added Stefano M. Sinicropi, MD, as a new partner physician to its Greenway Surgery Center in Minneapolis.

Sanjeev J. Suratwala, MD, an orthopedic spine surgeon at North Shore-LIJ Health System and assistant professor in the department of orthopedic surgery at Hofstra NS LIJ School of Medicine, discusses outpatient spine surgery and where the driving trends are heading…

Both anterior cervical discectomy and fusion and posterior cervical foraminotomy are treatments for patients with cervical radiculopathy with similar outcomes. However, a new study seeks to determine whether their long-term reoperation rates could signify which procedure is better.

Richard Harrison, MD, a neurosurgeon practicing with Green Bay, Wis.-based BayCare Clinic, is determined to see his patients in person no matter where they live. He owns a single-engine plane and often flies his medical team to remote areas to…

Business philosophy is important for running a spine practice, but do you need an MBA to get there?

Can robots help surgeons treat spinal tumors?