Spine
In the realm of spinal fusion surgery, the quest for faster, safer, and more reliable bone formation has led to…
Columbus, Ohio-based OrthoNeuro announced the addition of David Kim, MD, to their multispecialty physician group. He will join the group in July.
William Taylor, MD, discusses the spine surgeons he looks up to as mentors as well as whether he would encourage his own children to enter the field.
Drew Dossett, MD, recently performed spinal fusion on Texas Rangers pitcher Matt Harrison, according to a Texas Rangers news report.
Boone, N.C.-based Watauga Medical Center, part of Appalachian Regional Healthcare System, has recently has added several new surgical options, including spine surgery.
Roger Härtl, MD, professor of neurological surgery and his spine team in collaboration with Larry Bonassar, PhD, and his biomedical engineering team, of Weill Cornell Medical College in New York have been named the 2014 winners of the Ronald…
Laura Miller and Anuja Vaidya
The media has paid a lot of attention to physician compensation recently as a means to decrease the cost of care, but among spine patients — even surgical patients — the surgeon's compensation is just a small piece of a…
Researchers recently examined the Cochrane Back Review Group Trials Register electronic databases to analyze articles comparing the effectiveness of active rehabilitation with usual care in adults who underwent primary spinal decompression for lumbar spinal stenosis and published their results in…
Lincoln (Neb.) Orthopaedic Center announced the addition of Robert Rentfro, MD, to its spine center team.
St. Cloud (Minn.) Hospital recently expanded its neuroscience/spine unit, according to a SC Times report.
Radiation exposure to the surgeon during pedicle screw placement with the freehand technique is greater than with the use of navigation, according to study published in Spine.