Spine

  A research team led by Richard Guyer, MD, of Texas Back Institute in Plano, compared the Kineflex-L Disc to the CHARITE artificial disc for lumbar disc replacement procedures and published their findings in Spine.

Spine surgery is an expensive procedure, but for patients who would benefit from surgical correction the long-term economic benefits can far outweigh the initial cost of care. Especially with new minimally invasive and outpatient spine procedures, the cost of spine…

There are several key changes in Washington, D.C., that could directly impact spine surgeons.

Here are five hospitals and health systems that are investing in expanding their spine programs.

  Richard Duncan, MD, has been given the 2014 Hope Award at the Spine Health Foundation's annual fundraiser — Derby Day.

The Spine Journal recently published an analysis of patients who received bone morphogenetic protein in thoracolumbar spine surgery from 2006 to 2010.

A group of researchers examined a discogram's impact on adjacent levels for back pain patients and published their results in Spine.

  James Lynch, MD, founder of SpineNevada Minimally Invasive Spine Institute, recently received the High Fives Foundation Community Five Award.

  Armin Oskouei, MD, has opened Ortho Sport and Spine Physicians in Atlanta.

Four spine surgeons discuss the impact of electronic health records and whether they have seen a return on investment.