Spine

NYU Langone physicians have developed a new method of incision closures for scoliosis surgeries, which decreases the possible rate of infection. The Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics published the study.

Lumbar spine bone density contributes to an increase in fracture risk in women, according to Endocrinology Advisor. The Journal of Bone and Mineral Research published the study.

Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine in Huntington, W. Va., will add a neurosurgery department, according to WTRF.com.

Kevin Pauza, MD, founding partner of Texas Spine and Joint Hospital, received 16 medical technology patents for a biologic disc regrowth treatment.

Carl Giordano, MD, of Atlantic Spine Specialists, has been injured in a small single-engine plane crash, according to a Daily Record report.

Fellowship-trained neurosurgeon Alastair T. Hoyt, MD, has joined Cabell Huntington Hospital in West Virginia, according to WOWK-TV.

Neurosurgeon Kaywan Gamadia, DO, joined Saint Francis Medical Center and Cape Spine & Neurosurgery, according to a report from the Southeast Missourian.

A new study published in Spine examines the factors associated with the ability to return to work after cervical radiculopathy surgery.

Researchers at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago discover a new way to repair injured spinal cords, according to a Softpedia article.

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