Spine

An article published in Spine examines the optimum fusion technique for patients with adult spondylolisthesis.

John Prunskis, MD, has been invited to speak at the II Congress of the Brazilian Society of Interventional Pain Physicians, SOBRAMID, in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

  Here are eight things for spinal surgeons to know for Oct. 23, 2014.

  What do President and CEO of Surgical Care Affiliates Andrew Hayek, DISC Sports & Spine Center Founder Robert S. Bray Jr., MD, and Olympic athlete Lolo Jones have in common?

Laser Spine Institute's President and COO Dotty Bollinger earned the Certified Medical Practice Executive designation from the American College of Medical Practice Executives.  

A man paralyzed from the chest down has regained sensation and muscle control in his legs after regenerative cells were implanted in his back to repair the spinal cord, according to a report by The Independent.

Healthcare employers and insurers are adopting or considering several tactics to limit payments for medical services, and since spine surgery can be a high-priced elective procedure, it could be a target going forward.

There isn't much data available today on cost-effectiveness for treating cervical degenerative disc disease, despite the many patients who undergo treatment every year.

Neurosurgeon Wade Ceola, MD, will be joining High Mountain Brain and Spinal Surgery Center at Valley View in Glenwood Springs, Colo., in January 2015, according to a Post Independent report.

Southern Tennessee Regional Health System in Winchester added John T. Friedland, MD, to the medical team of Southern Tennessee Orthopedics and Spine Center.