Spine

Patrick Hsieh, MD, discusses investments in technology at USC Spine Center.

A study published in Spine shows routine full-length spine radiographs during the first six months after posterior spinal fusion for adolescent scoliosis rarely detect abnormalities that requires meaningful clinical management change.

  Spine surgery has become increasingly less invasive over the past decade. Even the more complex deformity and tumor cases now have technology allowing surgeons to perform less disruptive procedures, and despite a challenging regulatory environment there is still huge…

  The American Association of Neurological Surgeons announced it has been re-surveyed by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education and has been awarded accreditation and commendation for six years as a provider of continuing medical education for physicians.

Zachary Dodd, MD, recently joined OrthoIndy and Indiana Orthopaedic Hospital in Indianapolis.

A study published in the April 2014 issue of The Journal of Spinal Disorders & Techniques examines incidence of pedicle screw placement close to vital structures to identify characteristics that increased the risk of screw misplacement.

Anaheim, Calif.-based Healthpointe Medical Group announced the addition of Charles M. Sonu, MD, to its physician team.

  Here are seven things for spinal surgeons to know for March 27, 2014.

Robert Masson, MD, founder of Gulf Breeze, Fla.-based NeuroSpine Institute, has returned from Survivor Summit to support LIVESTRONG, according to a blog post by Marc Middleton, founder and CEO of Bolder Broadcasting and Growing Bolder.

  Director of Spinal Surgery and Co-Director of the Weill Cornell Brain and Spine Center Roger Hӓrtl, MD, has spent a career on the forefront of spinal innovation and development. He is very involved in several spine research problems.