Spine

After two years of operation, the National Neurosurgery Quality and Outcomes Database was used in a study to examine the effectiveness of lumbar surgery for disc herniation, according to a report in Pain Medicine News.

The Spine & Pain Physicians Surgery Center has opened in Smyrna, Tenn. Here are three things to know about the new facility and its founder.

  Spine centers across the country are evolving to meet a wider array of patient needs, and learning how to direct patients to the best specialist for their care from their very first visit.

Spine Pain Management announced the formal addition of Odessa-based Back Pain Institute of West Texas as a new diagnostic affiliate.

A study published in the Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine examines the cost-effectiveness of cervical disc replacement compared with anterior cervical discectomy and fusion.

Here are 10 spine surgeons and neurosurgeons in the news this week.

The Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America awarded Richard M. Schwend, MD, the 2014 POSNA Humanitarian Award, according to an AAOS Now report.

Hackensack, N.J.-based Advanced Neurosurgery Associates added Allison Rathmann, DO, to its medical staff.

Opting for hospital employment over private practice has been a fast-growing trend.

Four spine surgeons discuss the Medicare and Medicaid data recently released on spinal fusions and how data transparency is changing healthcare, for better or for worse.