Spine News

On June 1, four individuals died in a shooting at Saint Francis Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma, including orthopedic surgeon, Preston J. Phillips, MD, and sports and internal medicine specialist, Stephanie J. Husen, DO.

Compared with transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion, the Total Posterior Spine System by Premia Spine is a more cost-effective option for treatment of degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis and stenosis, according to results.

Results showed telerehabilitation for patients with low back pain was equally as effective as in-person physical therapy, with a trend of higher effectiveness when used for all visits throughout the entire episode of care.

PHILADELPHIA — Results showed posterior cervical laminectomy and fusion instrumented to C2 had longer operative times, but equivalent patient-reported outcomes and complications, compared with patients instrumented to C3/4.

CHICAGO — There was significantly increased use of imaging, urgent care visits, added ED visits and cumulative opioid prescriptions after spine surgery among patients who had an ED visit within 90 days of surgery, study results showed.

Published results showed distal spine anchors may provide better long-term control of the major curve than distal pelvic anchors in children with cerebral palsy scoliosis treated with growth-friendly instrumentation.

Postmenopausal women with higher bone strain index values at the spine, neck and total hip are more likely to have incident fragility fractures vs. those with a lower bone strain index, according to study findings published in Bone.

Immediate-use steam sterilization during orthopedic surgery may not increase surgical site infection rates among patients, according to published results.

CHICAGO — In this video from the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting, Zach Pinter, MD, discussed lumbar facet arthroplasty with a total posterior spine system device for patients with spondylolisthesis and stenosis.

WASHINGTON — Aggressive intraoperative warming during major noncardiac surgery did not reduce myocardial injury, site infections, transfusion requirement or hospitalization stay vs. routine temperature management, a speaker reported.