Spine

The International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery released a policy statement on lumbar artificial disc replacement surgery.

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

Craig Humphreys, MD, of Kenai Spine in Soldotna, Alaska, is planning to establish a nonprofit organization to create spine treatment clinics in medically underserved countries, starting with Kenya, according to a Peninsula Clarion report.

A minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion operation is receiving press from Newswise.com for its faster patient pain recovery time and less blood loss during the operation.

Here are seven things for spinal surgeons to know for March 12, 2015.

Neurosurgeon Paul Kalanithi, MD, passed away Monday after bouts with metastatic lung cancer. He was an instructor in the Stanford's department of neurosurgery and a fellow at the Stanford Neurosciences Institute.

The decision to go into private practice or take up hospital employment is a difficult but also a personal one. Here six spine surgeons share their thoughts on independent practice and hospital employment.

A study recently published in Spine examines the impact of delayed surgery after traumatic central cord syndrome.

Edgewood, Ky.-based Commonwealth Orthopaedic Centers added John B. Jacquemin, MD, to its physician team, according to a report by The River City News.

Paul Kalanithi, MD, has passed away at the age of 37 years, according to a NBC Bay Area report.