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Featured
Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery: Enhancing Clinical Outcomes
Less invasive spine procedures can reduce adverse events and improve clinical outcomes, taking advantage of new imaging technologies and protocols.
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Featured
Infection Care Costs after THA Greatly Exceed Expectations
Care costs to society calculated for periprosthetic joint infections after total hip arthroplasty are over three times prior cost estimates.
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Vancomycin–Gentamicin Calcium Sulfate Beads May Predispose to Polymicrobial Infections After Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery
Massachusetts General Hospital researchers conclude from a feasibility study that it's too soon to recommend widespread use of combination antibiotics as infection prophylaxis for spine surgery because adults receiving vancomycin–gentamicin calcium sulfate beads exhibited a propensity to polymicrobial infections.
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Clinical Advances in Minimally Invasive Spinal Neurosurgery
Neurosurgeons at Massachusetts General Hospital's Neurosurgical Spine Service are advancing minimally invasive spinal surgery for intervention in a wide range of challenging diagnoses, including spinal deformities and tumor-related diseases.
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Innovative Therapy for Low Back Pain Takes the Fight Directly to the Source
An emerging technique, radiofrequency ablation of the basivertebral nerve, offers new hope to patients who experience a specific type of chronic low back pain.
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MRI Is Inadequate to Assess Cervical Sagittal Alignment Parameters
Surgeons at Massachusetts General Hospital observed that supine MRI did not accurately reflect cervical sagittal alignment in the upright position in patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy. They recommend using radiographs in conjunction with MRI when planning posterior decompression surgery.
Spine Contributors
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Kevin Andrew Raskin, MD
Chief, Orthopaedic Oncology Service, Program Director, Musculoskeletal Oncology Fellowship Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Nutritional, Physiological Factors Affect Wound Infection After Surgery for Lower-Extremity Soft Tissue Sarcoma
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Saechin Kim, MD, PhD
Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon, Adult Spinal Reconstruction Orthopaedic Surgeon, Instructor in Orthopaedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery: Enhancing Clinical Outcomes
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Thomas D. Cha, MD, MBA
Director, MGH/BWH Orthopaedic Spine Surgery Fellowship Program, Assistant Chief, Orthopaedic Spine Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Upper and Lower Cervical Spine Regions Move Differently During Head Rotation
Orthopaedic Care at Mass General
At Mass General, our world-class physicians and surgeons treat the full spectrum of musculoskeletal conditions throughout the body, from sprains and strains on the athletic field to carpal tunnel syndrome. Our team offers innovative, research-based treatments that range from limb-saving oncological procedures to complex spinal reconstruction.