Spine

A team of researchers recently published an article in Spine examining posterolateral instrumented lumbar fusion using rhBMP-2.

Here are seven things for spine surgeons to know for Thursday, Dec. 5, 2013.

Aury Nagy, MD, announced the opening of his practice — Nevada Brain & Spine Care — with offices in Las Vegas, Henderson, Nev., and Bullhead City, Ariz.

Titan Spine, a medical device surface technology company, announced that it is sponsoring a physician education workshop at the Deutsche Wirbelsäulengesellschaft German Spine Conference, in Frankfurt, Germany.

Ambulatory lumbar discectomy access is most common among white, male patients with private insurance and in a higher volume hospital setting, according to an article recently published in The Spine Journal.

Technological advancement now allows spine surgeons to perform simple and some more complex procedures with less invasive techniques, and spine surgeons going through training are increasingly interested in adopting them.

Ezriel Kornel, MD, recently opened an office in Fishkill, N.Y., according to a report by the Hudson Valley Reporter.

Snellville, Ga.-based Atlanta Neurosurgical Associates has joined the Decatur, Ga.-based DeKalb Medical Physicians Group, part of DeKalb Regional Health System.

Spine surgeons and researchers from The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine department of neurosurgery published an article in The Spine Journal earlier this year analyzing current trends in surgeon and hospital fee distribution for lumbar laminectomy.

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons selected William O. Shaffer, MD, as its new medical director, effective today, according to an AAOS Now report.