Spine

A new study has determined that age does not affect recovery for minimally invasive spinal stenosis treatment, according to a report from the Society for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery. 

At the 11th Annual Spine, Orthopedic & Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference on June 14, a panel including David Abraham, MD, a board-certified orthopedic surgeon with The Reading (Pa.) Neck & Spine Center, Khawar Siddique, MD, MBA, a spine surgeon with…

Extreme variation is the norm when it comes to surgical imaging for spine surgeons, a study published in the June 15 issue of Spine finds.   

1. Collegeville, Pa.-based Synergy Biomedical released BioSphere Putty, a bioactive bone graft designed to produce faster bone formation. https://www.beckersasc.com/components/com_jce/editor/tiny_mce/plugins/article/img/readmore.png);”> 2. Lanx, based out of Broomfield, Co., launched the TIMBERLINE Lateral and Interbody Spine Fusion Device. According to the press release it is…

Dr. Carlson completed the first outpatient posterior lumbar disc fusion surgery using SpineFrontier instruments at Bon Secours Mary Immaculate Hospital in Newport News, Va.   https://www.beckersasc.com/components/com_jce/editor/tiny_mce/plugins/article/img/readmore.png);”>   The 58 year old patient was able to return to work ten days…

Thomas Sylvester, MD, a spine surgeon, moved to Community Memorial Hospital in Oconto Falls, Wis., according to an announcement in the Green Bay Press Gazette today.

The average wait time for patients in a doctors office increased more than a full minute from 2011 to 2012, citing an annual report from Vitals. Naturally, patients select medical providers based on education, experience, personality, and specialty area, but…

At the 11th Annual Orthopedic, Spine & Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference in Chicago on June 14, a roundtable of ambulatory surgery center industry experts discussed evolving business, clinical and competitive issues in spine and pain. The roundtable included President and…

Eugene Carragee, MD, editor-in-chief of The Spine Journal of the North American Spine Society, has responded to the findings from the Yale University Open Data Access Project published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

A study published in the May 15 issue of Spine indicates that complication rates, costs, and hospitalization lengths are longer for African-American patients when compared to Caucasian patients, both who had undergone lumbar spinal stenosis.