Spine

The American Association of Neurological Surgeons and Congress of Neurological Surgeons released a list of neurosurgical tests or procedures that are commonly ordered, but not always necessary, as part of the Choosing Wisely campaign.

United Hospital Center in Bridgeport, W.Va., is building the UHC Orthopaedic and Spine Center, according to a 12 WBOY report.

Researchers at the Louisiana State University Health Science Center in Shreveport published a study analyzing the incidence of adverse outcomes and inpatient mortality after intramedullary spinal cord tumors and published the results in the Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine.

Baptist Medical Group announced the addition of Colby Maher, MD, to its physician team. 

  In 2011, Cigna examined spinal fusion patients and found 87 percent of customers who had fusions were still experiencing pain and undergoing additional therapies or drugs two years later, according to a report from the Tampa Bay Times.

Kyle Colle, DO, a neurosurgeon with Regional Brain and Spine in Cape Girardeau, Mo., discusses trends in complex spine surgery.

The Spinal Deformity journal recently published an article about postoperative recovery outcomes for adults with scoliosis surgery.

At the 12th Annual Spine, Orthopedic and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference + The Future of Spine in Chicago on June 14, TK Miller, MD, with Carilion Clinic Orthopedics in Virginia; Todd Evans, with Capital Growth Medvest; and Joseph Zasa, co-founder…

Here are five recent spine and neurosurgeon achievements and appointments.

Researchers investigated the outcomes of minimal access spinal surgery in managing infectious spondylitis and compared the results to traditional anterior spinal surgery, with a minimum follow-up of two years, and published the results in The Spine Journal.