Spine

 There were several changes made in 2014 to healthcare coverage and spine surgeon pay; 2015 promises to bring even more updates.

A study published in Spine Deformity, the official journal of the Scoliosis Research Society, examines patients undergoing primary and revision vertebral column resection to compare correction rates and complications.

  Here are eight things for spinal surgeons to know for Oct. 16, 2014.

A study recently published in Spine examined the cost effectiveness of using vancomycin in thoracolumbar adult deformity surgeries to curb infections.

Texas Sport & Spine is joining other area organizations and the Meek Blood Center to host a blood drive in Abilene, according to a Big Country Homepage report.

The AOSpine Foundation and Thieme Publishing Group have published the first volume in the AOSpine Masters Series.

Tausif Rehman, MD, a neurosurgeon, died in a small plane crash that occurred in a Chicago suburb, according to a Kansas First News report.

Former Ultimate Fighting Championship fighter Nate Quarry joined the The Better Way Back advocacy group as a patient ambassador and shared his story at a MIS Spine Injury Seminar at Camden County College in Blackwood, N.J., along with Jeffrey R.…

An article recently published in Spine examines spinal fusions for patients with pediatric idiopathic scoliosis in the United States for predictors of allogeneic blood transfusion.

A study published in The Spine Journal examines where spine-related studies registered on www.ClinicalTrials.gov end up and publication rate for completed trials.