Spine

A retrospective study of Medicare claim-level data examined the cost of care for patients who were treated non-surgically for sacroiliitis and published their findings in the Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine.

  Only 10 percent of orthopedic surgeons and neurosurgeons follow professional guidelines recommending routine psychological screenings of patients about to undergo major surgery for severe back and leg pain, which may pose a risk to the patients' surgical recovery, according…

University of California San Francisco and University of California Los Angeles have implemented a pilot program that brings together neurosurgeons and hospitalists to improve quality of care and patient safety during neurosurgical procedures, according to a Medscape Medical News report.

Here are eight statistics on orthopedic and spine surgeon salaries based on a Healthcare Salaries report.

A study recently published in Spine examines whether anchor density is associated with curve correction and patient-reported outcomes in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis surgery.

Robotic guidance for spinal surgery is becoming more prevalent around the United States with advanced technology and effectiveness studies available for surgeons and providers.

Carolinas Hospital System in Florence, S.C., has opened the Center for Advanced Joint and Spine Care, according to a SC Now report.

  Abay Neuroscience Center in Wichita (Kan.) is starting a bi-monthly clinic at Newton (Kan.) Medical Center, according to a report by The Kansan.

Surgeons affiliated with the Scoliosis Research Society recently extracted data from the society's registry on morbidity and mortality to compare two different surgical approaches for deformity cases, and published their results in Spine.

Ryan DenHaese, MD, recently opened AXIS Neurosurgery and Spine in Williamsville, N.Y., according to a report by The Buffalo News.