Christopher Shaffrey, MD, has seen spine care evolve through rapid innovation.  But as outcomes and complication rates face greater scrutiny, the chief of the spine division at Durham, N.C.-based Duke ...
Robert T. Greenfield, MD, a spine surgeon with Resurgens Orthopaedics in Atlanta, discusses the benefits and challenges of minimal access spine surgery, and its natural progression to become the ...
A Connecticut woman spent more than a decade living with back pain so severe she feared she wouldn’t be able to stand at her ...
Kern Singh, MD, professor and chief of spine surgery at Chicago-based Rush University Medical Center, has been performing outpatient spine procedures for almost two decades, long enough to see the ...
Results showed anterior lumbar interbody fusion with posterior pedicle screw fixation may be effective and cost efficient and pose minimal complications within the immediate postoperative period when ...
As spine surgery steadily moves toward outpatient settings, the factors limiting broader adoption are no longer primarily clinical. Advances in surgical technique, anesthesia and pain management have ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Richard Menger is a neurosurgeon and a political scientist. A post-operative x-ray showing a spinal deformity correction for ...
RESTON, Va., June 25, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- VSI® proudly announces a groundbreaking achievement in spine surgery, led by nationally recognized spine surgeon Dr. Ehsan Jazini. In a first-of-its-kind ...
This story is brought to you by Ochsner Health. At Ochsner Health, patients with certain back and spine problems who meet specific criteria may now be candidates for one of the nation’s most promising ...
The Dynamis is an integrated, navigation-based robotic platform designed to support a wide range of spine surgical procedures, including thoracic, lumbar, and sacral approaches. Built for use in real ...