Spine

The Council of Surgical Spine Societies recently penned a letter to Aetna commenting on the insurer's back pain and invasive procedures policy.

George H. Thompson, MD, a professor of orthopedic surgery and pediatrics at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland and director of pediatric orthopedics at Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, received a Lifetime Achievement Award from…

An article recently published in Spine discusses the challenges and limitations of conducting and publishing results from high quality research that promotes evidence-based medicine in the spine field.

Ashish Sahai, MD, a spine surgeon at Spine & Orthopedic Center in Deerfield Beach, Fla., discusses performing minimally invasive spine surgery in the outpatient setting and where he sees this trend headed in the future.

Here are eight things for spine surgeons to know for Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014.

Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee is opening a $14 million orthopedic, sports and spine center in Menomonee Falls, Wis., according to a report by The Business Journal.

St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital in Effingham, Ill., announced the appointment of orthopedic spine surgeon Bernard Rerri, MD, to its medical staff.

Here are 14 recent achievements made by spine and neurosurgeons.

Tampa, Fla.-based Laser Spine Institute announced it has joined the American Chiropractic Association as an executive partner.

Germantown, Md.-based American Spine announced the addition of Ojedapo Ojeyemi, MD, to its medical staff.