Spine

InvisionHealth's Brain and Spine Center in Williamsville, N.Y., announced the addition of Tobias A. Mattei, MD, in spring 2014.

An article published in the Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine compares surgical and non-surgical treatment of unilateral, nondisplaced, subaxial cervical spine facet fractures without evidence of spinal cord injury.

  Over the past decade, the allogeneic blood transfusion rate increased, whereas the predonated autologous blood transfusion rate decreased in patients who underwent spinal fusion in U.S. hospitals, according to a new study in Spine.

One of the fastest-growing fields in spine is minimally invasive surgery. Historically, spine operations involved big incisions for open procedures with more blood loss, pain and higher risk of infection than the less invasive procedures today.

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

  The American Association of Neurological Surgeons and Congress of Neurological Surgeons released their 2014 Legislative Agenda.

A new prospective multicenter study evaluating whether freehand pedicle screw fixation in pediatric spinal deformity correction reduced surgeon radiation exposure was published in Spine.

 Spine surgeons trained on traditional open procedures are transitioning to less invasive procedures as quality and cost-effectiveness studies show MIS not only has advantages for the patients but also healthcare spending.

  Here four spine surgeons discuss how spine industry leadership is evolving.

Andrew Moulton, MD, of Sarasota (Fla.) Orthopedic Associates, has returned from a humanitarian mission trip to the Dominican Republic, according to a Herald-Tribune report.