Spine

Richard Francis, MD, of Spine Associates in Houston, developed and implemented a "Patient-to-Patient Ambassador Program" for spine surgery patients.

Here are four spine and neurosurgery practices that expanded recently.

The move toward customization is cultural for "Generation Me"; people want personalized hand towels, tailored clothes and cocktails at their wedding reception designed to match the bride and grooms' personalities. When people log onto computers or smart phones, they customize…

A new study published in The Spine Journal examines the recombinant bone morphogenetic protein-2 use in spinal fusions for degenerative disc disease through 2012.

Nova Health in Yakima, Wash., is expanding and moving to a new building in Yakima, according to a Yakima Herald-Republic report.

Daniel Yoshor, MD, has been named chair of neurosurgery at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston.

The Spine Journal published a report recently comparing the results from the SPORT lumbar disc herniation cohort with the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program database to identify different trends in disc herniation treatment. 

Most spine surgeons would say a successful surgery looks like this: lower postoperative pain scores, increased functional scores and images show a solid fusion; the patient isn't readmitted to the hospital and doesn't complain of any further complications.

Gregory LeBleu, MD, will serve as the medical director of Leesville (La.) Rehabilitation Hospital and Leesville-based Tri Parish Rehabilitation Hospitals, according to a Leesville Daily Leader report.

Next year is looking pretty good to spine device company LDR, known for their cervical disc replacement technology. The Mobi-C cervical disc is the only artificial disc approved by the Food and Drug Administration for two-level procedures, a trait that…