-
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.
-
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.
-
Laminoplasty Warranted for More Patients with Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy
Massachusetts General Hospital researchers have determined that most patients who undergo laminectomy and fusion for cervical spondylotic myelopathy were also candidates for laminoplasty, which in previous research had similar or better outcomes and was more cost-effective.
-
Adjustment for Patient-related Factors Needed When Evaluating Spine Surgeon Performance
Mass General researchers have demonstrated that when evaluating patient improvement after lumbar decompression on an individual surgeon basis, patient-related risk factors must be considered.
-
Osteoporosis Surveillance Crucial Before Long Spinal Fusion for Adult Spinal Deformity
Osteoporosis increases the likelihood of revision surgery following a long spinal fusion for adult spinal deformity.
-
Novel Technique Reconstructs Lumbar Spine After Spondylectomy of Malignant Tumor
Surgeons at Massachusetts General Hospital have devised a method—the addition of a femoral allograft sleeve—to strengthen the reconstruction of the lumbar spine after resection of a malignant tumor.
Spine contributors
-
Joseph H. Schwab, MD
Chief, Orthopaedic Spine Surgery, Director, Spine Oncology & Co-Director, Stephen L. Harris Chordoma Center, Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Novel Technique Reconstructs Lumbar Spine After Spondylectomy of Malignant Tumor
-
Kevin Andrew Raskin, MD
Acting Chief, Orthopaedic Oncology Service, Program Director, Musculoskeletal Oncology Fellowship Program, Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Finding New Approaches to Treat Desmoid Tumor Patients
-
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
-
Thomas D. Cha, MD, MBA
Assistant Chief, Orthopaedic Spine Center, Orthopaedic Spine Surgeon, Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Efforts to Standardize Spinal Stenosis Treatment Should Target Certain Patient Groups
Orthopaedic Care at Mass General
At Mass General, our world-class physicians and surgeons treat the full spectrum of musculoskeletal conditions—from sprains and strains on the athletic field to limb sparing oncology procedures; from carpal tunnel syndrome to complex spinal reconstruction.Resource links
