Spine

Here are 11 spine and neurosurgeons who were in the news this past week.

How does sagittal balance relate to clinical outcomes after spine surgery for cervical spondylotic myelopathy?

Doctors Hospital of Sarasota renovated its Orthopedic and Spine Institute as part of a planned $17 million upgrade, according to a Herald Tribune report. 

A group of researchers investigated the development and progression of heterotopic ossification after cervical disc replacement and published their results in Spine.

The Scoliosis Research Society SRS-22 Questionnaire is used to show increasing deformity in young people with idiopathic scoliosis, and researchers sought to consider whether scoliosis interferes with these patients' lives before diagnosis. They published their results in The Spine Journal.

Helius Medical Technologies named neurosurgeon Jennifer Sweet, MD, to its newly formed scientific and medical advisory board.

Endoscopic spine surgery has been around for many years, but the technique is just beginning to become more refined and more accessible to surgeons and patients in the United States. It's becoming more popular around the world as well.

Elmhurst (Ill.) Hospital names Richard Byrne, MD, medical director of neurosurgical services, according to a Chicago Tribune report.

There are several changes in healthcare impacting spine surgery and innovation in the field. Here are 10 spine surgeons discussing some of the biggest challenges and windows for success in the future.

A study published in The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery examines the spine procedures performed during orthopedic and neurological surgery residency training to find the variability.