Spine

Alexa Canady, MD, the first female African American neurosurgeon in the United States, will deliver the commencement address at Roosevelt University in Chicago, according to a report from eNews Park Forest.

A Level 2 study recently published in Spine examines whether bone marrow concentrate with allograft is equivalent to autograft in lumbar fusions.

  Here are seven recent achievements and new leadership roles for spine surgeons and neurosurgeons.

Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis announced it has recently received accreditation from the Neurophysiologic Intraoperative Monitoring Laboratory Accreditation Board of ABRET for a program to monitor neurosurgical patients.

A study published in Spine examines the risk factors and causes of 30-day unplanned readmissions after lumbar spine surgery.

Thomas Ellis, MD, a surgeon with Fort Worth Brain and Spine Institute, performed anterior cervical discectomy and fusion on Texas state senator and gubernatorial candidate Wendy Davis, according to a report form the Chron.

One of the biggest challenges for private practice spine surgeons is the growing regulatory burden placed on physicians. Increased documentation makes it difficult to operate the practice efficiently, and the additional documentation does little to improve patient care.

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

Nine spine surgeons discuss the importance of patient satisfaction and ways to raise and maintain it.

A group of researchers investigated the radiologic evidence of spontaneous spinal arthrodesis in patients with lower lumbar spondylolisthesis and published their findings in Spine.