Alliance Orthopedics is excited to welcome Dr. Gino Chiappetta, M.D., to its team of distinguished providers. Gino Chiappetta brings over 18 years of excellence in delivering elite spine care. We are ...

Spinal epidural abscess (SEA) is a serious infection of the central nervous system that typically presents with midline back pain, fever and neurological deficits. We report a rare case of an ...

Northwestern and Scripps Health join two previously announced sites in achieving this critical patient enrollment milestone Seven leading U.S.

Over five years, subsequent reoperation rates for single-level lumbar discectomy reached 14.4%, according to a study published in Spine. Four things to know: 1. The study included 308,979 adult ...

Tiger Woods’ future at Augusta National has long been a topic of quiet uncertainty. But the 15-time major champion isn’t ...

Here are 40 spine devices and technologies earning FDA clearances in 2025. Note: This is not an exhaustive list. 1. SurGenTec earned FDA 510(k) clearance for its OsteoFlo HydroFiber to be used as a ...

Medicare is launching a new pilot program that will require prior approval for 17 health services using artificial ...

Venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis after spine surgery has long lived in the gray zone between “standard of care” and “please don’t sue me.” ...

Metformin, not only cuts post op opioid use in diabetic spine fusion patients, but it also appears to improve their outcomes.

Golf is often seen as a low-impact sport, but the torque, twisting, and repetitive strain on the spine make back injuries especially common among elite players. In Tiger’s case, a combination of ...

This article was featured in One Great Story, New York’s reading recommendation newsletter. Sign up here to get it nightly. Tiffany Bruce spends every day, all day, thinking about pain. Her own, yes, ...

Objective: Evaluate the influence of the most used surgical positioners for lumbar lordosis (LL) in asymptomatic individuals. Methods: Cross-sectional study based on demographic data and radiographic ...