Spine

Andrew W. Moulton, MD, of Sarasota (Fla.) Orthopedic Associates will soon travel to the Dominican Republic to provide care for children with spinal deformities, according to a Bradenton Herald report.

Here five spine surgeons weigh in with their thoughts on the movement of spine surgery into the outpatient setting and whether this is a positive trend.

  Here are eight things for spinal surgeons to know for February 20, 2013.

The American Association of Neurological Surgeons and Congress of Neurological Surgeons penned a letter of support to members of the U.S. Congress developing legislation to repeal and replace Medicare's sustainable growth rate.

A new article published in Spine examines trends in blood transfusions after spinal fusion in the United States over the past decade.

Andrew Cash, MD, director of the Desert Institute of Spine Care in Las Vegas, discusses the current state of biologics in spine surgery and where there is the best opportunity for growth in the future.

A statistics brief from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality placed spinal fusions at the top of the list of costliest hospital procedures.

  Roseville, Calif.-based Adventist Health has opened the Adventist Spine and Pain Center located in Hanford, Calif., according to a report by The Sentinel.

Dover, Del.-based Bayhealth announced it has opened a neurosurgical intensive care unit at Bayhealth Kent General in Dover.

The Journal of Neurotrauma recently published an article finding the number of spinal cord injuries in the United States is growing, according to a Newswise report.