Spine and orthopedic surgeons may benefit from earning an MBA along with their medical training.

LMH Health in Lawrence, Kan., added spine surgeon Hemil Maniar, MD, the health system said.

Pittsburgh-based UPMC opened a UPMC Spine Care clinic in Lewisburg, Pa.

Here are seven key spine and orthopedic studies Becker's reported on so far in 2024:

Klaus Meine, frontman for the band the Scorpions, has undergone complex spine surgery, according to a March 8 report from LoudWire.

Building a community of women in medicine has been a priority for Lauren Matteini, MD, of Elgin, Ill.-based Fox Valley Orthopedics.

Carolina Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine Center in Gastonia, N.C., added interventional spine physician Lauren Mogk, DO.

Cervical disc replacements can be performed in ASCs or hospitals. However there are different considerations to know when deciding the best setting for the procedure.

Higher-acuity cases are moving into the outpatient setting, and spine is no exception.

Medtronic Neurosurgery has issued a Class I recall affecting 45,176 Duet external drainage and monitoring system catheter tubing following 26 reported injuries. 

Hindsight is 20-20, and it's not uncommon for people to wish they could rewind the clock and approach key career decisions differently. 

Here are five female leaders in the spine space to know: 

Spinal fusions are a common option for addressing back pain and spine conditions. But some spine surgeons worry that the procedure could be overdone.

Mary Bunge, PhD, a pioneer in studying spinal cord injuries and restoring movement to millions of paralyzed patients, has died at the age of 92, according to a March 4 report from The New York Times.

Jeffrey Carlson, MD, performed the first cervical disc replacement with the Prodisc C Vivo implant in the Hampton Roads region in Virginia.

From noncompete clauses to GLP-1 weight loss drugs, several evolving policy and clinical issues are affecting spine and orthopedic surgeons headed into 2024.

Since the beginning of 2023, Becker's has reported on four spine and orthopedic patients who have won multimillion-dollar verdicts against surgeons and health systems.

Cervical disc replacement has grown in spine surgery, and there are some complications surgeons should be mindful of, Domagoj Coric, MD, wrote in a publication for the International Journal of Spine Surgery.

EmergeOrtho Triangle Region in Durham, N.C., added Ryan McCarter, MD, an interventional spine specialist.

A jury awarded a Texas man, who was left a paraplegic after spine surgery, $6.2 million, according to his lawyers.