Spine

This year has seen a number of spine surgery "firsts" which could potentially change the industry as we know it. Five spine surgeons discuss these innovations as well as what they see as the next big clinical innovation in spine. 

Bruce H. Levin, MD, has been named professional of the year by Strathmore's Who's Who, which publishes an annual biographical registry of individuals who have contributed significantly to their field.

Ali Araghi, DO, and his team at Phoenix-based Banner CORE Center for Orthopedics, performed a two-level disc replacement on Garrett Long, the first patient in Arizona to receive this procedure, according to a report by Your West Valley News.

An article published in the Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine examines whether early multimodal prophylaxis can decrease the incidence of venous thromboemolism after spine surgery.

Here are eight things for spinal surgeons to know for Oct. 30, 2014.

  Clinical innovation moves at breakneck speed, and this year saw a number of 'firsts' in spine surgery. Here are four that could potentially change the spine industry:

Debra Petrucci, MD, joined the medical staff of Yale New Haven (Conn.) Hospital and Yale School of Medicine as an associate professor of neurosurgery. 

A study found patients treated with Pacira Pharmaceuticals' EXPAREL experienced statistically significant lower rates of urinary retention, respiratory depression and fall risk compared to their counterparts in a control group.

JAMA Surgery published a cost-effectiveness study on two-level artificial disc replacement using the Mobi-C Cervical Disc from LDR, comparing the procedure to anterior cervical discectomy and fusion.

A study evaluating the impact of high obesity on lumbar spinal condition treatment was published in the recent edition of Spine.