Spine

Texas Gov. Rick Perry announced that the Texas Emerging Technology Fund will invest $1.75 million in Austin-based Minimus Spine to support its non-surgical lumbar disc herniation technology, according to a KETK NBC report.

Aurora Spine announced that the first U.S. surgical implant of its ZIP ULTRA Minimally Invasive Interspinous Fusion System was performed at Southern California Hospital in Culver City.

The North American Spine Society and Alliance of Specialty Medicine made several recommendations to the Senate Finance and Ways and Means Committee as they considered changes to the sustainable growth rate, and while many were incorporated NASS still has concerns,…

The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery recently published a retrospective matched case control study examining the association between perioperative allogeneic transfusion volume and postoperative infection for lumbar spine surgery patients.

The International Association of Healthcare Professionals has selected Douglas Won, MD, to represent the orthopedic category and the state of Texas in its subsidiary — the 2013 publication "The Leading Physicians of the World."

Charlotte-based Carolina Neurosurgery & Spine Associates announced the appointment of Mary Cloninger as CEO.

Findings from a new study published in The Spine Journal question off-label use for BMP in primary cervical spine fusions.

Eight spine surgeons discuss their observations on the spine field heading into 2014 and what the healthcare  field will demand of spine surgeons in the future.

In 2012 orthopedists maintained the top spot as highest paid physician specialty, earning an average income of $405,000 annually, according to Medscape's Orthopedist Compensation Report 2013.

Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn., announced the appointment of Oran Aaronson, MD, as medical director of Vanderbilt Spine Center at VUMC.