Spine

What is the quality of life for patients undergoing spinal fusion?

The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia named John M. Flynn, MD, chief of the division of orthopedic surgery.

Harrisburg (Ill.) Medical Center is opening a new spine surgery unit, according to a Daily Register report.

Ali El-Mohandes, MD, opened a new pain management center in Cumberland, Md.

St. Mary's Hospital in Waterbury has a new O-Arm for use during spinal procedures, according to a News 8 report.

Healthcare is increasingly moving toward value-based care and there are several opportunities within the spine arena to create additional value.

Frederick, Md.-based American Spine is launching plasma rich platelet therapy and stem cell therapy treatments as part of its regenerative medicine program.

Chadi Yaacoub, MD, FIPP, of Elgin-based Illinois Pain Institute has passed the Fellow of Interventional Pain Practice examination.

The first surgery in the United States using Medacta USA's MySpine Patient-Matched Technology was performed in Idaho.

Two papers presented for the Scoliosis Research Society and published in Spinal Deformity examine the Vertical Expandable Prosthetic Titanium Rib system for early-onset scoliosis.