Spine

The national trend for physicians leans toward hospital employment, but many orthopedic and spine specialty groups have remained fiercely independent. While being a single surgeon or small group practice continues to be difficult, larger physician specialty groups are thriving. Stephen…

This article is written by Richard Wohns, M.D., JD, MBA.Over the past 20 years, an increasing number of spinal surgeries have transitioned from inpatient to outpatient. This is due to multiple factors including the evolution of minimally invasive spine surgery…

A study recently published in Spine examined data from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample 2002 to 2009 on patients who underwent elective anterior or posterior cervical fusion at teaching hospitals.

In a recent study published in The Spine Journal, researchers sought to study the occurrence of mortality and surgical, medical, major and minor morbidity in adult spine surgery.

Here are 20 spine surgeons that have developed or contributed to spinal devices and implants. If you would like to recommend additional surgeons for this list, please contact Heather at hlinder@beckershealthcare.com.

Researchers of the Rothman Institute at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia recently published a study in The Spine Journal examining minimally invasive techniques in comparison to open techniques for posterior lumbar instrumentation and fusion after open anterior lumbar interbody fusion.

On Friday, May 31, the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York will hold an international symposium for the discussion of current issues and challenges in cervical spine surgery.

Chinyere Obasi, MBBS, MD, neurosurgeon, has joined the visiting specialist staff of Community Hospital in McCook, Neb., according to a McCook Daily Gazette report.

In a recent study published in Surgical Neurology International, researchers studied Deuk Laser Disc Repair, a full-endoscopic surgical procedure, as a safe and effective treatment of symptomatic cervical disc disease.

Here are seven things for spine surgeons to know for Thursday, May 30, 2013.