Spine

Here are 8 things for spinal surgeons to know for March 6, 2014.

Macon, Ga.-based Mercer University School of Medicine and the Georgia Neurosurgical Institute in Macon have signed a cooperative agreement with the Yerevan State Medical University in Armenia to develop an educational and research program for students and faculty of both…

Over the years, surgery in most specialties has become less invasive to preserve the patient's natural anatomy and achieve quality outcomes. Spine is no different; however, the explosion of minimally invasive techniques over the past decade has caused controversy as…

Direct surgical decompression with coflex Interlaminar Stabilization Technology provides stability to the spine without fusion, according to a Paradigm Spine report titled "Understanding Spinal Stenosis."

The Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine recently published a report examining opinions about the conflict of interest between physicians and industry-sponsored education.

The Robert W. Woodruff Health Sciences Center of Emory University in Atlanta announced the results of a clinical trial that showed that a single injection of stem cells into degenerative discs reduced low back pain for at least 12 months.

 The U.S. spinal surgery market revenues is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 4.8 percent from 2013 to 2017, according to a report released by Research and Markets.

Spinal arthroplasty has been on the cutting edge of spine technology and technique development for the past decade. While some surgeons rushed to adapt the new technology as an alternative to fusion, others waited to see whether these procedures delivered…

The American Medical Association CPT Editorial Panel gave two-level cervical total disc arthroplasty a Category I CPT code and revised the existing Category III CPT code to describe three or more level arthroplasty, according to a letter from North American…

An article published in the March issue of Spine examines the incidence and risk factors of adjacent segment disease requiring surgery among spinal fusion patients who underwent posterior lumbar interbody fusion and posterolateral fusion.