Spine

Todd Albert, MD, president of Rothman Institute and chairman of the department of orthopedics at Thomas Jefferson Hospital in Philadelphia, discussed the National Orthopedic & Spine Alliance with Forbes at the Forbes Healthcare Summit.

Fear of movement after spine surgery could have a negative impact on the patient's pain, disability and physical health six months postoperatively, according to a study published in The Spine Journal.

Dennis Cramer, DO, and Thomas T. Haider, MD, of Haider Spine Center in Riverside, Calif., traveled to Guadalajara in Mexico to perform spinal procedures for needy and disadvantaged children, according to a report by The Press-Enterprise.

H. Dennis Mollman, MD, has joined SLUCare — The Physicians of Saint Louis University, which is the clinical arm for the Saint Louis University School of Medicine in St. Louis, according to an MD News report.

At the North American Spine Society Annual Meeting last month, David W. Polly Jr., MD, discussed the details of reimbursement models important to spine care and gave an update on his experience with the existing and evolving models of care.

Spine surgeons and researchers recently collaborated on a study published in Spine to examine whether plain radiographical surveillance after anterior lumbar interbody fusion had an impact on postoperative decision making.

Seven spine surgeons discuss whether or not they are performing spine surgery in outpatient settings and why.

Here are eight things for spine surgeons to know for Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013.

Here are eight recent honors and leadership appointments in the field of spine surgery.

Pinehurst, N.C.-based FirstHealth of the Carolinas announced it has expanded its neurosurgical partnership with University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with the addition of pediatric neurosurgical services to FirstHealth UNC Neurosurgery in Pinehurst.