Spine

The International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery awarded the Charles D. Ray Award for Best Clinical Paper to a study comparing one-level total disc replacement patients to anterior cervical discectomy and fusion patients.

Postoperative venous thromboembolic events after spine decompression and fusion are serious complications for patients.

Jeffrey Sawyer, MD, has performed pediatric scoliosis surgery using the MAGEC Spinal Bracing and Distraction System — the first in Memphis, Tenn., and 10th in the United States, since the system received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration,…

The Minimally Invasive Neurosurgical Society (MINS) will host its 5th annual conference July 24 to July 27, 2014, at the Surgical Learning Center at Beaumont Hospitals in Royal Oak and the Renaissance Center, downtown Detroit, Michigan. Mick Perez-Cruet, MD, Founder…

  Last week the North American Spine Society released coverage policy recommendations for spine care treatments, procedures and diagnostics. Here are five things to know:

  Six spine surgeons discuss declining reimbursements and what needs to change to mitigate the trend.

A study recently published in The Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques compares the benefits of transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion and posterolateral spine fusion over two years.

The North American Spine Society blog posted an update of legislative activity impacting spine surgeons and how the organization is monitoring these potential changes.

  Here are eight things for spinal surgeons to know for May 8, 2014.

Houston-based Spine Pain Management announced that it is signing of a letter of intent with the Odessa-based Back Pain Institute of West Texas, and when a definitive agreement is finalized, the institute will become a new diagnostic affiliate for Spine…