Spine

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.

A new article published in Spine examines evidence from a prior randomized controlled trial to compare cervical disc replacement to spinal fusion for quality of life.

North American Spine's AccuraScope procedure was featured on WPMT FOX43.

A new article published in Spine examines the factors impacting 30-day perioperative outcomes for spinal fusion by specialty using the NSQIP database.

ProPublica released the "Surgeon Scorecard" database as part of the ongoing "Dollars to Doctors" feature for patients to gauge their providers' complication rates.

A study published in Spine examined the patient characteristics that could impact satisfaction scores at spine clinics.

UP Health System's Marquette (Mich.) Brain and Spine Center added Sonia Geschwindt, MD, according to an UpperMichigansSource.com report.

A new study published in Spine examined anterior cervical fusion surgery compared with posterior laminectomy and fusion procedures with at least three levels instrumented. There were 13,662 patients involved in the study.

Ramon Salumbides, MD, a neurosurgeon at CHI Health Good Samaritan in Kearney, Neb., has retired, according to a Kearney Hub report.