Spine

Entrepreneurial-minded spine surgeons have a long history of opening and succeeding with their own private practices; some even built large specialty groups with multidisciplinary services.

Stefano Sinicropi, MD, a spine surgeon, has launched a new website.

  Here are four spine and neurosurgeons who recently assumed new leadership positions.  

UCLA Chief of Orthopedic Spine Surgery Arya Nick Shamie, MD, performed spine surgery yesterday that was broadcast to Tehran University of Medical Services in Iran, according to a UCLA Center for World Health news release.

A new study published in The Spine Journal examines the cost savings of using intrawound vancomycin during posterior instrumented spine surgery.

Zoher Ghogawala, MD, is leading a three-year study at 10 U.S. medical centers to compare three different surgical techniques to treat cervical spondolytic myelopathy and will create a national outcomes registry to serve as a guide for surgeons performing CSM…

Fort Myers, Fla.-based Lee Memorial Health System has opened a new spine center, according to a Naples News report.

Caring for adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis is a field ripe for development. In advanced cases, surgeons have few surgical options: fusions or complex procedures with growing systems.

The March 15 issue of Spine includes an analysis of the current trends and demographics in cervical spine surgery outcomes.

A new study examines the head and neck injury risk among athletes participating in extreme sports, according to an AAOS news release.