Frank Phillips, MD, Paul Slosar, MD, Jim Youssef, MD, Frank Papatheofanis, MD, PhD, and Gunnar Andersson, MD, of the International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery have presented results of their study on fusion surgery as a treatment for chronic lower back pain.

Three spine surgeons share strategies for creating and maintaining an effective patient-centric business model at spine practices.

Austin, Texas-based Wenzel Spine has launched its newest spine implant, the VariLift-C Stand-Alone Zero-Profile Expandable Cervical Interbody Fusion Device, three months after receiving FDA market clearance.

The North American Spine Society is planning to release a documentary on its efforts to weigh in on policy issues in Washington, D.C.

South County Spine Care has moved to a larger location at the Barranca Medical Plaza in Irvine, Calif.

Douglas Won, MD, founder and director of Minimally Invasive SpineCARE in Dallas, discusses six steps spine practices can take to improve profits.

Glendale (Calif.) Adventist Medical Center has been named a Blue Distinction Center in the areas of spine and knee and hip replacement by BlueCross BlueShield California.

RTI Biologics reported an 8 percent drop in first quarter revenue for 2013 when compared with 2012, due to weakness in the sports medicine, bone graft substitutes and the general orthopedic businesses.

Saint Joseph Hospital and Saint Joseph East in Lexington, Ky., have been named Blue Distinction Centers in the area of spine by Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, according to a KyForward report.

Zimmer Holdings has reported a slight decrease in net sales, which reached $1.1 billion in the first quarter of 2013, and attributed the loss to having two fewer billing days in key markets, such as the United States, when compared with last year.