Spine

Caring for adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis is a field ripe for development. In advanced cases, surgeons have few surgical options: fusions or complex procedures with growing systems.

The March 15 issue of Spine includes an analysis of the current trends and demographics in cervical spine surgery outcomes.

A new study examines the head and neck injury risk among athletes participating in extreme sports, according to an AAOS news release.

Increasing surgical duration for single-level lumbar fusion is associated with a wide array of complications, according to a study in Spine.

  Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health announced the establishment of a personalized wellness program for spine surgery patients — the Sanford Center for Spine Success.

Slingerlands, N.Y.-based Capital Region Special Surgery's neurosurgery division has added Nicholas Qandah, DO, to its physician team.

Nashua, N.H.-based St. Joseph Healthcare announced the addition of orthopedic spine surgeon Adrian J. Thomas, MD, to its medical staff, according to a Nashua Telegraph report.

Patients with known spinal injuries who were transferred from an outside hospital to a tertiary receiving institution had a high rate of repeat spine imaging, according to a study published in Spine.

Alan S. Hilibrand, MD, has been elected chair of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Communications Cabinet.

Bone morphogenetic protein use increased significantly from 2002 to 2011, with off-label use accounting for a majority of BMP utilization, according to a new study published in Spine.