Spine

Slingerlands, N.Y.-based Capital Region Special Surgery's neurosurgery division has added Nicholas Qandah, DO, to its physician team.

Nashua, N.H.-based St. Joseph Healthcare announced the addition of orthopedic spine surgeon Adrian J. Thomas, MD, to its medical staff, according to a Nashua Telegraph report.

Patients with known spinal injuries who were transferred from an outside hospital to a tertiary receiving institution had a high rate of repeat spine imaging, according to a study published in Spine.

Alan S. Hilibrand, MD, has been elected chair of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Communications Cabinet.

Bone morphogenetic protein use increased significantly from 2002 to 2011, with off-label use accounting for a majority of BMP utilization, according to a new study published in Spine.

  DISC Sports & Spine Center in Marina Del Rey, Calif., is extending its relationship with the LA Kings ice hockey team.

Here five spine surgeons discuss aspects of the spine surgery industry that concerns them the most.

A review published in The Spine Journal found that there is no definitive method for diagnosing pseudarthrosis after spine fusion surgery besides surgical exploration, according to a Doctors Lounge report.

  Biologics is an emerging area of the spine field and while good work has been done in this space, there is plenty of room for additional development and acceptance.

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons elected Raj Rao, MD, to its board of directors.