Spine

  Robert Watkins, MD, co-director of Marina Spine Center at Marina Del Rey (Calif.) Hospital, discussed lumbar disc herniation in the elite athlete at the 2013 North American Spine Society Annual Meeting.

Dallas-based North American Spine announced the addition of Matthew Ranson, MD, to its back pain treatment team.

Medtronic Spine announced that its employee resource group focused on the inclusion of Hispanic workers, called MeLatino, will soon begin, according to a report by The Commercial Appeal.

Here are seven things for spine surgeons to know for Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014.

Here eight spine surgeons discuss a number of opportunities for growth in the spine industry in 2014, including minimally invasive spine surgery and biologics.  

A group of researchers at The Spine Center at Oregon Health and Science University examined patient online new patient questionnaire completion rates for patients with and without email addresses, according to an AANS report.

Spine surgeons and researchers recently published an article in The Spine Journal examining the characteristics of spinal injuries incurred from motor vehicle collisions.

Newport News, Va.-based Orthopaedic & Spine Center has opened a new physical therapy center in Newport News.

Orthopedists are the most financially stable with 77 percent in the specialty reporting at least adequate savings, according to a Medscape Orthopedist Lifestyle Report 2014.

Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian in Newport Beach, Calif., is planning to launch the Hoag Neurosurgery Spine Program.