After years of collaboration in Montana’s ortho scene, St. Peter’s Health and Helena Orthopaedic Clinic have signed letters ...

Postoperative spine infection : the dreaded complication that seems to come with a variety of definitions — is it redness? drainage? or that one culture result you’re not quite sure you trust?.

Local autograft has been the dependable old workhorse, but it hasn’t exactly been winning any speed races lately — BMP2 delivers more horsepower if you need it.

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.

Low back pain (LBP): the great equalizer of spine clinics everywhere. Everyone has it. Everyone’s MRI is “abnormal.” And everyone swears their pain is different. But…what if doctors stopped treating ...

If managing adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) sometimes feels like playing detective, then skeletal maturity is your most elusive suspect. The growth spurt window? Critical. The timing of ...

For years, posterior spinal fusion in idiopathic scoliosis has featured a familiar intraoperative showdown: Freehand, Navigation, or Robotic-assisted navigation.

If you’ve ever thought, “This case would be perfect for VSP…but the paperwork alone will age me five years,” you’re not alone.

The nerve root is decompressed and looking happier already. But a great discectomy does not equal guaranteed pain relief.