Spine

ArborMetrix, a provider of real-time healthcare analytics, announced that the Michigan Spine Surgery Improvement Collaborative has selected its cloud-based registry solution to create a statewide database and reporting system.  

The Congress of Neurological Surgeons will recognize members of its 2013-2014 Industry Allies Council at its upcoming annual meeting Oct. 19-23 in San Francisco.

Laser Spine Institute released findings on the economic value of its business for the Tampa Bay area.

Seton Spine & Scoliosis Center in Austin, Texas, is now enrolling patients for a multi-center SMART trial to test the safety and effectiveness of the Intracept procedure, according to a Community Impact Newspaper report.

A new study published in the International Journal of Spine Surgery examines the pedicle violation and navigational errors in pedicle screw insertion using an intraoperative O-arm.

The Society of Advanced Spinal Intervention announced it will hold its first official meeting on Nov. 16 in Memphis, Tenn.

A new study published in Spine examines disc herniations reported in the National Football League.

A new study in The Spine Journal examines the failure rate and long-term outcomes for patients who receive single- or multi-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusions.

Fred Sweet, MD, co-founder of Rockford (Ill.) Spine Center developed a transforaminal anterior release technique to correct severe spinal deformities in 2005.

Patient satisfaction weakly correlates to actual spine surgical outcomes, according to research published in the September issue of The Spine Journal.