Spine

Here are eight things for spinal surgeons to know for July 23, 2015

Here are seven trends in endoscopic spinal surgery techniques, based on an article published in the International Journal of Spine Surgery.

Here five spine surgeons discuss the things they wish they had known when they had just entered the spine field.

Coleen Geary is suing Chicago-based Andrew G. Chenelle, MD, in Cook County Circuit Court for allegedly operating on the wrong damaged disc during a spinal surgery performed two years ago, according to CookCountyRecord.

Orthopedic spinal surgeon Lee Merritt, MD, joined Burgess Health Center in Onawa, Iowa, according to The Mapleton Press.

A new study published in Spine examines whether MRI parameters help clinicians predict functional outcomes in surgical patients with degenerative cervical myelopathy. 

Kaixuan Liu, MD, PhD, president of Atlantic Spine Center, advised patients to follow these tips in order to maximize recovery following spine surgery.

A new article published in the Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine examines the trends and developments in cervical laminoplasty over the past 10 years.

Physician Group of Arizona in Phoenix announced that Mauricio A. Valdes, MD, has joined its member Phoenix-based Hedley Orthopaedic Institute, according to an East Valley Tribune report.

Minimally invasive spine surgeon Michael A. Gleiber, MD, FAAOS, relocated his headquarters and practice to downtown West Palm Beach, Fla.