Spine

A study published in Spine examines the work-related risk factors for neck pain.

Michael Wang, MD, a renowned spine surgeon at the University of Miami Health System, is one of the pioneers in advancing the use of minimally invasive techniques to perform lumbar fusions.

A new study published in the Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine examines the quality of life for spinal discectomy patients.

More spine procedures are shifting into the outpatient setting as physicians are becoming more comfortable with less invasive procedures. Surgeons are training in minimally invasive technique and performing outpatient procedures during their fellowship, which makes the leap to ambulatory surgery…

A study conducted by National Center for Biotechnology Information says that spine surgery patients who listened to the music of their choice before and after a surgery experienced less pain overall, writes Jill Suttie, for the Huffington Post.

A new study published in Spine shows high volume hospitals for adolescent spinal deformity correction have lower complication rates.

Here are 10 orthopedic spine and neurosurgeons who were in the news this past week.

Gowriharan Thaiyananthan, MD, founder and head neurosurgeon at BASIC Spine, treated his first patient in the EVoluSIon Study for the SImmetry Sacroiliac Joint Fusion System from Zyga Technology.

Here are seven things for spinal surgeons to know for Jan. 29, 2015.

Do patients with diabetes have a higher reoperation rate after lumbar spine surgery?