Spine

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.

Increasing surgical duration for single-level lumbar fusion is associated with a wide array of complications, according to a study in Spine.

  Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health announced the establishment of a personalized wellness program for spine surgery patients — the Sanford Center for Spine Success.

Slingerlands, N.Y.-based Capital Region Special Surgery's neurosurgery division has added Nicholas Qandah, DO, to its physician team.

Nashua, N.H.-based St. Joseph Healthcare announced the addition of orthopedic spine surgeon Adrian J. Thomas, MD, to its medical staff, according to a Nashua Telegraph report.

Patients with known spinal injuries who were transferred from an outside hospital to a tertiary receiving institution had a high rate of repeat spine imaging, according to a study published in Spine.