Spine

The global market for medical tourism, worth $10.5 billion in 2012, is expected to grow to $32.5 billion by 2019, according to a Transparency Market Research report.

A recent study published in The New England Journal of Medicine has yielded convincing results in support of back bracing as the first line of treatment for scoliosis patients. Bracing is not a new concept. Spine surgeons and physicians have…

Here are seven things for spine surgeons to know for Thursday, Oct. 3, 2013.

Most providers are using new means to attract a broader patient base than in the past.

An article published in Spine examined which patients with degenerative spondylolisthesis had the best outcomes with surgery and non-operative treatment.

Michael Roh, MD, and Christopher Silva, MD, of Rockford (Ill.) Spine Center have performed transforaminal anterior release procedures on more than 70 patients over the past eight years, according to a report by The Rock River Times.

In March, the Congress of Neurological Surgeons announced a recommendation against the use of steroids in the first 24 to 48 hours in the case of a spinal cord injury, but the decision remains controversial.

Here are six important points for spine surgeons on how the government shutdown could impact their practices.

The Dallas-based Dr-Pain.com network at Victory Healthcare Centers has added eight orthopedic spine surgeons with a focus on treating failed back surgery syndrome. 


In a recent study published in the journal Spine, researchers set out to examine extreme lateral interbody fusion as a treatment for adult degenerative scoliosis.