Spine

Can body language make a difference in spine practices? Patient satisfaction is about more than positive outcomes and if surgeons don't have good interpersonal skills patients may not feel satisfied with their visit. A common complaint among patients is that…

Yakima (Wash.) Valley Memorial Hospital has unveiled new spine surgery technology — the O-Arm device, according to a KAPP TV report.

Charlotte, N.C.-based Carolina Neurosurgery & Spine Associates will be using IQMax products and services for mobile workflow and information management, according to an IQMax news release.

Douglas K. Smith, MD, interventional spine radiologist and founder of Musculoskeletal Consultants, and Stephen H. Hochschuler, MD, co-founder and spine surgeon at Texas Back Institute, will discuss spine MRI in a webinar titled "Weight-Bearing MRI in the Modern Spine Practice:…

Here are 10 recent studies to know on the effectiveness and cost of spine surgery.

Christopher Loftus, MD, chair of the department of neurosurgery of Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine in Maywood, Ill., has been elected treasurer of the World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies.

St. Mary's of Michigan-Saginaw has joined the Michigan Spine Surgery Improvement Collaborative, an initiative that aims at measuring and improving the care of patients who undergo spine surgery, according to a Midland Daily News report.

Here are seven things for spine surgeons to know for Thursday, Sept. 26, 2013.

According to a post on the North American Spine Society's Spine on the Hill, the potential for government shut down and other battles on Capitol Hill could impact spine surgeons across the country.

Jackson Hospital in Montgomery, Ala., announced the addition of Thomas R. Whisenhunt Jr., MD, to its medical staff, according to an Alabama report.