Spine

Elsevier has launched the open access journal Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery: Advanced Techniques and Case Management.

A new study published in The Spine Journal confirms that using autologous bone marrow concentrate with allograft is better than using allograft alone from posterior lumbar fusion.

Donna D. Ohnmeiss, PhD, President of the Texas Back Institute Research Foundation in Plano, gave a presentation about data collection and outcomes survey design at the North American Spine Society Annual Meeting earlier this year.

Here are five spine and neurosurgeons who recently assumed new leadership positions.

An article recently published in The Spine Journal examines adverse event reporting in studies for biologics use in spine surgery.

Merle P. Stringer, MD, a neurosurgeon at Brain and Spine Center, was reappointed to the Board of Medicine in Florida, according to a report from The News Herald.

Sandi Lam, MD, a pediatric neurosurgeon, has joined Texas Children's Hospital in Houston.

As we roll into 2014, with its unknown healthcare climate and its emphasis on selection, one thing is for certain: now is the time to ramp up your practice marketing efforts, online and off, and course correct.

Aurora Spine announced that the first surgical implant of its ZIP ULTRA Minimally Invasive Interspinous Implant was performed in Germany.

Semmes-Murphey Clinic in Memphis, Tenn., announced that it will begin offering a new Neck & Back Care Clinic starting Jan. 10, at its Memphis location.