Spine

Sunnyside (W.Va.) Community Hospital announced the addition of neurosurgeons Dave Atteberry, MD, and Hoan Tran, MD, to its Specialty Center Surgical Group in Sunnyside, according to a Daily Sun News report.

A systematic review of studies on the accuracy of intraoperative image guidance systems for pedicle screw placement was recently published in the Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine.

The Medicare Administrative Contractor Palmetto GBA announced it will cover minimally invasive sacroiliac joint fusion procedures on a case-by-case basis, according to a news release from SI-BONE.

Washington University in St. Louis announced that Eric C. Leuthardt, MD, has written and published a science fiction book based on his research.

Here are 10 articles on spine surgery study findings within the last two weeks.

New biological developments in the spinal field could revolutionize treatment in the future. Ian Armstrong, MD, Medical Director of Southern California Spine Institute in Los Angeles, discusses the current state of biologics in spine surgery and where the field is…

An article published in the February 2014 edition of the Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine examines the outcomes and cost of spinal cord tumor surgery in the United States.

Roanoke, Va.-based Carilion Clinic announced it will open a neuro-musculoskeletal center in Roanoke.

Jeffrey Carlson, MD, is the first surgeon in Virginia to complete an L4-L5 Fusion using SpineFrontier's Less Exposure Surgery technology — LES REmind pedicle screws.

A recent article published in Spine discusses the risk factors for postoperative retropharyngeal hematoma after anterior cervical spine surgery.