Spine

Brennen Smith, DO, joined Bellefontaine, Ohio-based Mary Rutan Hospital Orthopedics, according to a Bellefontaine Examiner Online report.

Midwest Spine & Orthopedic Hospital/Wisconsin Heart Hospital in Wauwatosa, Wis., announced that its campus emergency department has been named a 2014 Guardian of Excellence Award winner by Press Ganey, according to a Wauwatosa Now report.

San Antonio-based Premier Pain Consultants is now offering spinal cord stimulator implants for back and leg pain relief.

Sciatica is the pain caused in the lower extremity resulting from irritation of the sciatic nerve.

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

A study recently published in the Journal of Spinal Disorders & Techniques examined quality of life for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients before and after surgery.

Here are five recent spine centers that have opened or expanded to new offices.

Length of stay at the hospital after surgery is critically important; too-short of a stay yields poor clinical quality and high readmission rates while too-long of a stay can expose patients to increased infection risk and costs the healthcare system…

Here are eight things for spinal surgeons to know for Nov. 20, 2014.

Five spine surgeons discuss consolidation among physician practices and whether this is a positive trend for the spine industry or a negative one.