Spine

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.

Manhattan-based Regency Healthcare recently launched a program for cash-based orthopedic and spine surgical services with rates substantially lower than hospital and insurance-based programs.

St. Paul-based Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota announced the opening of an inpatient neuroscience unit at its St. Paul campus.

Arthur L. Day, MD, has received the Founders' Laurel Award from the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, according to a Memorial Examiner report.

A study recently published in Spine compares the outcomes and cost of spinal fusion for cervical spinal trauma when patients are admitted on the weekday versus the weekend.