Insurance criteria for microdiscectomy sometimes varies from the North American Spine Society's qualifications for medical necessity, according to a study in the International Journal Spine Surgery.

Spine surgeon Adam Schell, MD, joined Omaha-based Nebraska Spine + Pain Center.

Alvin Crawford, MD, who founded Crawford Spine Center at Cincinnati Children’s, published an autobiography called The Bone Doctor's Concerto, the hospital said March 27.

Spine surgeons are looking for new ways to streamline their work and innovate care at their practices. Here are the new things eight spine surgeons are bringing to their practices in 2024.

British Olympic diver Matty Lee had back surgery that will keep him from the 2024 Paris Olympics, he said in a March 27 Instagram post.

Frisbie Memorial Hospital in Rochester, N.H., added spine surgery, according to a March 27 announcement in the Foster's Daily Democrat. 

Value-based care has been embraced by some spine groups as an alternative to fee-for-service payments, and its prevalence hinges on multiple elements.

David Skaggs, MD, director of pediatric spine and pediatric orthopedics at Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai Guerin Children's operated on a teen actress ahead of filming for the recently-released Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire.

Becker's reported on developments in two federal criminal cases related to spine care and business since Feb. 21.

The Spine Center at Valley View in Glenwood Springs, Colo., brought on board spine surgeon Felipe Ituarte, MD, according to an announcement in CityBiz.

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Castle Connolly ranked the top hospitals and health systems for neurosurgery for 2024. 

Peninsula Orthopaedic Associates in Salisbury, Md., added spine surgeon Shalin Patel, MD.

There is an array of spine technologies and surgical techniques that have evolved over the years. But spine surgeons say there are some that remain underrated.

Castle Connolly ranked the top physician practices for neurosurgery for 2024. 

Newsweek is partnering with Statista to create its first ranking of spine surgeons.

Here are five spine and orthopedic surgeons who earned awards in the first quarter of 2024.

Long-term survival and positive outcomes in adult cervical deformity patients depend on factors such as BMI, frailty status and fusion length, according to a study in the March 2024 issue of The Spine Journal.

As spine procedures continue to trend toward the outpatient setting, patients are becoming more empowered to take an active role in managing their well-being and deciding where to have procedures performed, Yesh Navalgund, MD, said.

Persistent spine issues led former Dallas Cowboys linebacker Leighton Vander Esch to retire after six seasons, the NFL reported March 18.