Spine

Asheville, N.C.-based Mission Health announced it has opened the Mission Spine & Back Pain Center in Clyde, N.C.

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.