Spine

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.

In early June, six-time Olympic gold medalist swimmer Amy Van Dyken-Rouen was involved in an ATV accident that broke her spine and severed her spinal cord. Neurosurgeon Luis Manuel Tumialan, MD, performed successful surgery on the former Olympian. Here are…

  Scientists have identified two rare genetic mutations that greatly increase a child's chance of developing severe scoliosis, according to a report from HealthDay.