Spine

An article recently published in Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine examines the health and economic impact of non-governmental organization-supported neurosurgery in Bolivia.

Orthopedic surgeons topped Medscape's 2014 Physician Compensation Report, with average annual earnings of $413,000.

  Here are 20 articles on spine surgery study findings within the last month.

Greg Poulter, MD, will soon join Indianapolis-based OrthoIndy, according to a Summit Daily report.

  Healthcare economics is an important part of providing patient care and shaping healthcare policy going forward. Here are eight ways spine surgeons can positively impact healthcare economics.

Researchers recently compared 90 female patients undergoing posterior spinal fusion for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis with two different methods of incision closure. Their results were published in Spine.

Aesculap Academy is offering a surgical skills course for neurosurgeons and orthopedic surgeons with a special interest in spine surgery.

Spine Institute Northwest's Solomon Kamson, MD, is speaking on minimally invasive spine surgery procedures at the World Congress of the World Federation of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery in Turkey.

  A new study published in Spine examines whether the surgical first assistant's level of training matters in scoliosis outcomes.

Here are 33 spine surgeons who perform artificial disc replacement procedures.