Spinal Fusion for Adult Scoliosis: What Are Survival Rates?
An article recently published in The Spine Journal found that survival rate for primary spinal fusion in adult scoliosis patients was 89.8 percent at one year postoperatively. The study examined 59...
View ArticleAAOS Supports SGR Repeal Efforts
The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons supports the recent legislative efforts to repeal the sustainable growth rate. The House Ways and Means Committee and Senate Finance Committee approved the...
View ArticleFDA Committee Calls for Class 3 Device Designation on Spinal Sphere Devices
After meeting recently, a U.S. Food and Drug Administration committee agreed spinal sphere devices should be classified as Class 3 devices, which require premarket approval, according to a Medscape...
View ArticleSteven McAllister to Serve as InVivo Interim CFO
Cambridge, Mass.-based InVivo Therapeutics has named Steven McAllister as its interim CFO as of Dec. 31.Mr. McAllister will replace Gregory Perry, who announced his resignation to join another...
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Challenges & Opportunities in Personalized Spine Care: Q&A With Dr. Salim Hayek
Salim Hayek, MD, program director, Anaesthesiology Pain Medicine at the University Hospitals Case Medical Center, discusses personalizing spine patient care. Question: What technological advancements...
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Cost-Effective Spine Care: How to Speak the Decision-Maker's Language From...
David W. Polly, MD, gave a presentation on determining the cost-effectiveness of spine care and how to translate those findings into the language decision-makers understand at the North American Spine...
View Article18 Recent Spine Surgery Studies and Findings
Here are 18 articles on spine surgery studies and their findings within the last month. Patients that underwent surgery for discogenic back pain showed greater improvement at one year than those that...
View ArticleNuVasive Announces U.S. Launch of ALIF Column Realignment Device
San Diego-based NuVasive's anterior column realignment device for anterior lumbar interbody fusion has launched in the U.S.The ALIF ACR is tasked with correcting the sagittal plane imbalance that...
View ArticleCan Physician-Owned Distributorships Save Money & Reform the Device Industry?
John Steinmann, DO, is a California-based orthopedic surgeon and a board adviser for the American Association of Surgeon Distributors, a non-profit association created to set standards for...
View ArticleCervical Disc Degeneration: Outcomes & Cost for Disc Replacement vs. Spinal...
At the Congress of Neurological Surgeons 2013 Annual Meeting, Robert Jackson, MD, lead author of a recent study comparing cervical disc replacement outcomes and cost to spinal fusion, presented his...
View ArticleDr. Richard Wohns Among First to Peform Two-Level Cervical Disc Replacement...
Richard Wohns, MD, JD, MBA, has performed the first two-level cervical artificial disc replacement surgery in the Northwest and one of the first in the nation, using Mobi-C Cervical Disc Prosthesis....
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Raising and Maintaining Staff Engagement: 6 Spine Surgeon Leaders Discuss
Keeping staff engaged and excited about their jobs is a key aspect of the success of a medical practice. Here six spine surgeon leaders discuss the challenges of keeping staff motivated and strategies...
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Data-Driven Healthcare: Where Spine Surgeons Fit In
Daniel Resnick, MD, Professor of Neurological Surgery at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health and Research Council Director for the North American Spine Society, discussed...
View ArticleDevice Companies — 8 Key Notes — Zimmer, Medtonic, Mazor Robotics & More
Here are eight key notes on major spine and orthopedic device companies.Warsaw, Ind.-based Zimmer Holdings' board of directors approved a quarterly dividend payment to stockholders of $0.20 per share...
View Article7 Things for Spine Surgeons to Know for Thursday
Here are seven things for spine surgeons to know for Thursday, Dec. 19, 2013.Budget bill would stall Medicare pay cut, raise physician pay 0.5%.The House of Representatives passed a bipartisan budget...
View ArticleSECURE-C Cervical Artificial Disc vs. Spinal Fusion: Two-Year Outcomes Results
A study recently published in Spine examined the SECURE-C Cervical Artificial Disc from Globus Medical to determine the safety and efficacy. The prospective, randomized, controlled, multicenter...
View ArticleDefensive Medicine Accounts for $100k+ Annually Per Orthopedic Surgeon
According to a study published in the American Journal of Orthopedics in 2012, self-reported defensive medical practices cost $8,485 per month and $101,820 per year. Around 96 percent of orthopedic...
View Article5 Statistics on Orthopedic Surgeon Income by Subspecialty
Recent figures from the American Medical Group Association broke down median salaries for orthopedic surgeons based on subspecialty, according to a Houston Chronicle report. Here are five statistics on...
View Article6 Tips For 2014 Spine Practice Marketing
As we roll into 2014, with its unknown healthcare climate and its emphasis on selection, one thing is for certain: now is the time to ramp up your practice marketing efforts, online and off, and course...
View ArticleBrain and Spine Center's Dr. Merle Stringer Reappointed to Florida Board of...
Merle P. Stringer, MD, a neurosurgeon at Brain and Spine Center, was reappointed to the Board of Medicine in Florida, according to a report from The News Herald. Dr. Stringer's reappointment will...
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