Spine

The Affordable Care Act expanded coverage to millions in attempt to improve the quality of care in the United States. Like many healthcare professionals, surgeons are trying to find a way to navigate through the new legislation.

A study published in Spine examines wound complication rate and risk factors for adolescent patients undergoing spinal arthrodesis.

Stockbridge, Ga.-based AllSpine Surgery Center is opening a new location in Newnan, Ga., according to a Times Herald report.

Thieme Publishing Group announced the publication of the second edition of "Spinal Deformities," a concise overview of current key principles and practices used in the diagnosis and treatment of spinal deformities.

Here are 41 spine and orthopedic practices that have opened new locations, announced expansions and relocated offices in 2014 so far.

  Surgeons in China performed the first spinal disc replacement implanting a three-dimensional printed vertebra, according to a CNTV report.

An article published in Spine examines the cost of treating axis fractures in the United States.

An article recently published in The Spine Journal examines conventional supine magnetic resonance imaging as well as standing lateral and flexion-extension radiographs.

Southlake-based Spine Team Texas opened a new clinic in Bedford, Texas.

Here are 12 spine surgeons and neurosurgeons who were in the news over this past week.