Spine

Interventional augmentation procedures for spine compression fractures have proven to strengthen bones for longer and result in shorter hospitals stays than non-operative treatment, such as bed rest, pain control and physical therapy, researchers at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore found.

Gary Michelson, MD, a retired orthopedic surgeon and spine device inventor, donated $50 million to the University of Southern California for the construction of a bioscience research building, according to a Los Angeles Times report.

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A new study published in Spine examines the 30-day readmission predictors for patients after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion.

Marius Maxwell, MD, founded a new spine center — Arctic Spine — in Anchorage, Alaska, according to an Alaska Journal of Commerce report.

Business Dynamics announced it is celebrating 15 years of providing spine coding, billing and collection services to the spine industry.

The Council of Surgical Spine Societies recently penned a letter to Aetna commenting on the insurer's back pain and invasive procedures policy.

George H. Thompson, MD, a professor of orthopedic surgery and pediatrics at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland and director of pediatric orthopedics at Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, received a Lifetime Achievement Award from…

An article recently published in Spine discusses the challenges and limitations of conducting and publishing results from high quality research that promotes evidence-based medicine in the spine field.

Ashish Sahai, MD, a spine surgeon at Spine & Orthopedic Center in Deerfield Beach, Fla., discusses performing minimally invasive spine surgery in the outpatient setting and where he sees this trend headed in the future.