Spine

The Society of Advanced Spinal Intervention announced it will hold its first official meeting on Nov. 16 in Memphis, Tenn.

A new study published in Spine examines disc herniations reported in the National Football League.

A new study in The Spine Journal examines the failure rate and long-term outcomes for patients who receive single- or multi-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusions.

Fred Sweet, MD, co-founder of Rockford (Ill.) Spine Center developed a transforaminal anterior release technique to correct severe spinal deformities in 2005.

Patient satisfaction weakly correlates to actual spine surgical outcomes, according to research published in the September issue of The Spine Journal.

The North American Spine Society awarded a total of $349,646 to this year's recipients of the research grants.

The North American Spine Society has awarded the 2013 Outstanding Paper Awards to four papers this year.

The North American Spine Society has granted its 2013 research and clinical traveling fellowship awards.

Excellus Blue Cross Blue Shield has started an innovative program working with providers in New York to develop a community model of spine care for patients suffering from spine-related disorders.

Here are seven things for spine surgeons to know for Thursday, Oct. 10, 2013.