Spine

An article published in the Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques compared the clinical and radiologic outcomes of transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion procedures with and without pedicle screw support in patients with degenerative disc disease.

Robert J. Weil, MD, has been named chief medical executive for the northeast region and associate chief scientific officer of Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger Health System, according to a Times Leader report.

Here are the top 10 neurosurgical procedures with the highest denial rates according to a report from RemitData.

A new cadaveric study published in Spine shows that vertebral augmentation with clinically relevant amounts of bone cement does not lead to stress peaks under the endplate.

At the North American Spine Society Annual Meeting, Matthew Smuck, MD, chief of physical medicine and rehabilitation at Stanford University, gave a presentation about how mobile technology is impacting spine surgery.

Osceola Regional Medical Center in Kissimmee, Fla., has completed a $60 million patient tower, which includes an orthopedic and spine center, according to an Osceola News-Gazette report.

Researchers have found a strong relationship between scholarly impact and securing National Institutes of Health funding among faculty in academic neurosurgical departments, according to a study in the Journal of Neurosurgery.

The North American Spine Society has sent a letter to the House Ways and Means Committee commenting on the proposed repeal and replacement of the sustainable growth rate.

A new study published in The Spine Journal compared the cost-effectiveness of total hip surgery and total knee surgery to the outcomes and cost-effectiveness of surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis.

Here are seven things for spine surgeons to know for Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013.