Kern Singh, MD

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September 14, 2018
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At Issue: Chronic low back pain

A study in The Spine Journal recently looked at spinal manipulation and mobilization to manage chronic low back pain and its findings were met with mixed reactions. Orthopedics Today invited spine specialists to discuss the study and similar issues raised in a Forbes article published about the same time.

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May 16, 2018
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Safety at outpatient surgery centers: A spine surgeon’s perspective

With the rapid growth of outpatient surgery centers, patient safety in this setting has come under increased scrutiny. Outpatient surgery centers have provided patients with a convenient and cost-effective alternative to a hospital setting with a minimal risk of complication. With technological and medical advances, procedures in many disciplines that were once thought to be unsuited for the outpatient arena are being increasingly adapted for use in this environment, thereby favorably bending the health care cost curve.