Newsroom Archive - ISASS
ISASS Member Dennis Crandall, MD in: 8 Pillars of Success at Sonoran Spine Center
Spine practices can follow one of several different business models with a focus on either surgical cases, non-surgical cases or a mix of both. When founding his group, Sonoran Spine Center, Dennis Crandall, MD, chose a model that emphasized treating all different types of patients. Featured in Becker's Orthopedic and Spine.
Read More > ISASS Member Daniel Capen, MD Featured in: 10 Spine Surgeons & Specialists Focusing on Ethics
Daniel Capen, MD is featured in this Becker's Orthopedic and Spine article that hightlights spine surgeons that hold leadership positions in spine-focused ethics committees and organizations.
Read More > Two ISASS Members Featured in: Which Spine Procedures Are Difficult to Receive Reimbursement For?
ISASS Members Dennis Crandall, MD and Paul Slosar, MD are highlighted in this Becker's Orthopedic and Spine Ask Spine Surgeons article.
Read More > ISASS Member Jeffrey Wang, MD Joins Collaborative Spine Research Foundation Board of Directors
The Collaborative Spine Research Foundation (Collaborative Spine), a non-profit fundraising and grants administration organization co-created by the Neurosurgery Research and Education Foundation (NREF) and the Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation (OREF)...
Read More > ISASS Members Scott L. Blumenthal, MD, Frank P. Cammisa Jr., MD and Dennis Crandall, MD Featured in: 92 Team Physicians for Professional Basketball
Three ISASS members are highlighted is this Becker's Orthopedic and Spine list of team physicians for National Basketball Association teams who focus on orthopedics and sports medicine. The list is in alphabetical order by team name.
Read More > ISASS Member Richard Kaul, MD in: 5 Points on Integrating Spine & Sports Medicine Into One Orthopedic Group
Richard Kaul, MD, a spine specialist and president of New Jersey Spine and Rehabilitation, and Sean Lager, MD, an orthopedic surgeon with Gotham City Orthopedics, recently teamed up to found Total Orthopedic Sports and Spine, a new orthopedic and spine practice. Featured in Becker's Orthopedic and Spine.
Read More > Three ISASS Members Featured in: 7 Spine Surgeons on Using Robotic Technology
ISASS members Dennis Crandall, MD, Paul Slosar, MD and William Tobler, MD have been featured in this Becker's Orthopedic & Spine Review Ask Spine Surgeons article.
Read More > Latest Issue of The Spine Movement Newsletter Now Available
The latest issue of The Spine Movement includes "Regulation and Innovation: The Milliman and NICE Guidelines" by Martin Knight, MD, FRCS, MBBS, The Spinal Foundation, Congleton, UK. Dr. Knight outlines the often overlong process of making a novel technique into an established, reimbursable one, and offers a proposal to allow for speedy access to innovation with minimal risk to the patient.
Read More > Announcing ISASS Coding & Reimbursement Task Force
Dr. Morgan Lorio will chair the ISASS Coding & Reimbursement Task Force which will identify, develop and assist advocacy efforts for spine surgeons and patients.
Read More > Two ISASS Members Featured in: Spine Surgeons: Is An ACO in Your Future?
ISASS members Dennis Crandall, MD and Paul Slosar, MD have been featured in this Becker's Orthopedic & Spine Review weekly "Ask Spine Surgeons" article.
Read More > ISASS Member Michael S. Hisey, MD, Named President at Texas Back Institute
Becker's Orthopedic & Spine Review is reporting that Michael S. Hisey, MD, has been named the new medical director for the Texas Back Institute, according to a Texas Back Institute news statement. Dr. Michael Hisey has been orthopedic surgeon at the Texas Back Institute for 14 years...
Read More > Three ISASS Members Featured in: Where are Spine Surgeons Focusing Research & Development in 2012?
ISASS Members Neel Anand, MD, Dennis Crandall, MD and Paul Slosar, MD have been featured in this Becker's Orthopedic & Spine Review weekly "Ask Spine Surgeons" article.
Read More > ISASS Board Member Gunnar Andersson, MD Presented with NASS' Henry Farfan Basic Science Award
Midwest Orthopaedics at RUSH is reporting that Gunnar Andersson, MD, PhD was presented with the prestigious NASS Henry Farfan Basic Science Award, which recognizes outstanding contributions in spine related basic science research.
Read More > Four ISASS Members Featured in: 10 Spine Surgeon Practice Leaders to Know
ISASS Members Dennis Crandall, MD, Stephen H. Hochschuler, MD, Rick Sasso, MD and Paul Slosar, Jr., MD have been featured in this Becker's Orthopedic & Spine Review article.
Read More > ISASS Member John Peloza Featured in: Importance of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery in the ASC Setting: Q&A With Dr. John Peloza
John H. Peloza, MD, is an orthopedic spine surgeon, founder and medical director of the Center for Spine Care and founding physician partner of the Institute for Minimally Invasive Surgery in Dallas.
Read More > ISASS Members Featured in: 38 Spine & Neurosurgeons on the Move in 2011
Leon Abram, MD, Joshua Landa, MD and Issada Thongtrangan, MD have been highlighted in this Becker's Orthopedic & Spine Review article.
Read More > ISASS Members Dennis Crandall, MD and Paul Slosar, MD Featured in: What is Your Number One Concern for Spine Surgery in 2012?
Dr. Dennis Crandall and Dr. Paul Slosar have been featured in this Becker's Orthopedic & Spine Review article. Dr. Slosar: "Patient access to spinal healthcare. I am concerned that the healthcare reform combined with private insurers denying medically necessary procedures will lead to patients suffering unnecessarily when there are effective and proven technologies available to help them."
Read More > ISASS Member Rick Sasso, MD Featured in: 9 Leaders of New Spine & Neurosurgery Programs
Rick Sasso, MD has been featured in a Becker's Orthopedic & Spine Review article. Dr. Sasso is a founding member and president of the Indiana Spine Group, which opened a new ASC recently. He also serves as the co-medical director of the St. Vincent Spine Center in Indianapolis and chief of spine surgery at Indiana University School of Medicine.
Read More > ISASS Member Dennis Crandall, MD, Featured in: What Was the Most Important Development in Spine Surgery for 2011?
Dr. Dennis Crandall has been featured in this Becker's Orthopedic & Spine Review end of year article. Dr. Crandall references ISASS advocacy efforts related to BCBS-NC in his response: "The Societies are finally speaking up on behalf of our patients."
Read More > ISASS Members Featured in 10 Spine Surgeons for Professional Basketball Teams
Becker's Orthopedic & Spine Review has included ISASS members Dr. Scott Blumenthal, Dr. Frank P. Cammisa, Jr. and Dr. Dennis Crandall, in it's list of 10 spine surgeons that consult with professional basketball teams.
Read More > ISASS Member Neel Anand, MD in the News Regarding Jonny Knox Surgery
In the Chicago Sun-Times Post Review: That meshes with comments from Neel Anand, a renowned spine surgeon who is the director of Orthopaedic Spine Surgery at the Cedars-Sinai Spine Center in Los Angeles. “If it’s an innocuous fracture, and all he needs is screws and rods, he could come back in three to six months,” Anand said.
Read More > Lastest Issue of The Spine Movement Newsletter Now Available
Dr. Darren Lebl and Dr. Federico Girardi sketch a good look at current and future trends in understanding and treating lumbar spinal stenosis.
Read More > First Annual Meeting of SAS-TURK a "Resounding Success" in Istanbul Turkey, November 2011
The main objective of the meeting was to offer a high-level communication platform, providing the opportunity to extend and to enrich the field of rigid and dynamic instrumentation of the spine. The Meeting was a resounding success, attracting well over 90 delegates from 6 countries including Turkey, France, Jordan, Egypt, India, and Korea.
Read More > Latest Issue of the SAS Journal Now Available
The latest issue of the SAS Journal is now available online -- simply visit SASJournal.com for access. This issue of the SAS Journal includes six scientific publications. We invite you to take a look at the new issue of the Journal. Don't forget! The SAS Journal is changing its name to the International Journal of Spine Surgery January 1, 2012! ISASS Member Jacob Buchowski, MD Featured in 10 Surgeon Leaders of Spinal Tumor Programs
This Becker's Orthopedic & Spine Review article features ISASS member Dr. Jacob Buchowski, the director of the Center for Spinal Tumors and an associate professor of orthopedic surgery and neurological surgery at Washington University.
Read More > Dr. Hansen Yuan Featured in 10 Spine and Neurosurgeon Editors for Professional Publications
In Becker's Orthopedic & Spine Review: Dr. Yuan is the editor-in-chief of the SAS Journal and a member of the SpineUniverse editorial board. He currently serves as a professor of orthopedic and neurological surgery at SUNY Upstate Medical University...
Read More > Latest Issue of The Spine Movement Newsletter Now Available
The latest issue of The Spine Movement includes "A Tale of Two Cases" by Dr. Jim Yue of Yale and Kelli Howell of Nuvasive. Dr. Jim Yue of Yale and Kelli Howell of Nuvasive present to us a glimpse of what's happening in allografts in spine surgery with two case reports using Medtronic's INFUSE and NuVasive's Osteocel.
Read More >  The SAS Journal Changes Name to The International Journal of Spine Surgery
Scientific Journal of ISASS also changes its publication schedule for 2012
The SAS Journal, the official scientific journal of the International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery (ISASS) and the Society for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery, has announced editorial changes that will better reflect the publication’s broader scope of content as well as improve the way content is delivered to its audience.
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Former HHS Secretary Michael Leavitt Calls for Concerted National Action on Biomedical Innovation
Gephardt & Leavitt: Curing Disease a Matter of American Will
Medical E-Mail News - Nov 08 2011
Washington DC USA - Former U.S. Health & Human Services (HHS) Secretary and three-term governor, Michael O. Leavitt, has proposed a provocative plan to help revive the economy, drive productivity and spur job creation: biomedical innovation.
Read More > ISASS Would Like to Celebrate the Life of Dr. Charles Ray
Dr. Ray was one of the founding fathers of our society when it was chartered in 2001 as the Spine Arthroplasty Society. He was the president of our society from 2001 to 2004 and continued to support the growth of the society as our membership and focus on spine treatments evolved through the years.
Read More > ISASS Members on 10 Spine Surgeons Advocates List
BeckersOrthopedicAndSpine.com - 07/20/11
Becker's Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management has published a list of "10 spine surgeons who are dedicated to spine advocacy efforts through national societies, regional programs or through practice organizations."
Read More > Physician Innovation Platform Launches at Spine Surgery Annual Conference
Ortho Spine News – 05/06/11 10:33
LAS VEGAS, Nevada (May 2, 2011) – The International Society for Advancement in Spine Surgery (ISASS) is pleased to announce that ScrubStorm, an Internet-based Innovation Platform for clinical inventors and leading medical device users, has been beta-launched at its annual conference, SAS11.
Read More > The Magnifi Group brings the Interactive Educational Program (IEP) for Spine to Your Home Screen! CME Also Offered Click here for the latest IEP for Spine Newsletter >
 The Interactive Educational Program (IEP) for Spine is an online learning platform designed specifically for Spine Surgeons. The IEP features over 1000 pages of surgeon-authored content. The conditions-based reference guide is edited by Drs. Steven Garfin, Harry Herkowitz, Frank Phillips, Scott Boden, James Kang, and Ken Yonemura. The IEP content is complemented with over 600 images and animations. The IEP is the first program of its kind to include specific industry techniques and product guides.
The IEP also offers an online Interactive Notebook for surgeon use as an online organizer and storage tool. Additional tools include a spine-specific Forum, a spine-events calendar, a Job Board, and surgical videos. Online CME Courses are also available!
The IEP is offered at no charge exclusively to ISASS Members. Online CME courses for ACCME-accredited Category 1 credits will be available.
Watch your inbox for your unique login details!
For any questions, or to get a head start on the IEP, please email Karen Shultz directly
at kschultz@magnifigroup.com. Online Editorial - Health Care "Reform?"
Stephen Hochschuler, MD - Past President
August 17, 2009
As Members of Congress return to their states and districts to discuss with their constituents the substance of health care reform now taking shape in Washington, they are finding that the optimism for true reform that existed last spring has eroded in the face of the reality of the legislative process, and the realization that they may be overreaching. Specifically, the initial enthusiasm that the President, Congress and many stakeholders felt about the core principles sought in reform - increasing access to care and reducing costs - has waned, as current legislation seems to stray from those core principles and may end up foisting onto the American people something altogether different. Read More > Study Presented at SpineWeek Finds Plasma Disc Decompression Effective for Contained Cervical Disc Herniation
Chiroeco.com – 08/07/09 02:21
AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ArthroCare Corp. (Nasdaq: ARTC), a leader in developing state-of-the-art, minimally invasive surgical products, today announced that a study demonstrating the effectiveness of plasma disc decompression (PDD) for treating patients with contained disc herniation was presented from the podium yesterday at SpineWeek 2008 in Geneva. PDD is a minimally invasive surgical procedure that can be performed under local anesthesia and light sedation. Read More > SAS09: Consolidating the Revolution
Orthopedics This Week - 05-05-09 On April 28, outgoing SAS president Karin Büttner-Janz, M.D., Ph.D. turned over a spine society that has grown in size, identity and global scope to incoming president Chun-Kun Park, M.D. Büttner-Janz also hands off the SAS presidency to Park at a time of great challenge and opportunity for spine surgeons. Economic pressures continue to mount and more evidence of clinical and cost-effectiveness is being demanded by public and private payers. With a new set of bylaws (crafted with the contributed wisdom of the spine industry's Ben Franklin, Charlie Ray, M.D.), The SAS is no more and will forever be known as SAS: The International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery. This renewed focus on all spinal medicine moves the organization through its adolescence into early adulthood. The organization also broadened its global reach in 2009 as it established new Society chapters in China, India, the Middle East, and Korea. Another sign of SAS’ growing maturity in the last year was its entry into the mainstream of medical politics by joining the American Medical Association's House of Delegates. Read More > PearlDiver Technologies Inc. and The SAS (SAS) to Provide Member Access to Largest Patient Record Database
 PearlDiver Technologies Inc., an aggregator of medical information databases announced today an agreement with The SAS whereby PearlDiver will provide SAS Members with proprietary access to its multiple databases. PearlDiver’s database of HIPPA compliant patient records is the largest searchable database of such records in the United States and, potentially, the world. Read More >  SAS Journal publishes study assessing whether the serum-saline ratio of fluid simulator testing of spinal implants affects levels of wear debris - sasjournal.com
SAS Journal – 09-February-09
The complexity of articulating spinal implants prohibits the use of serum-supplemented simulator fluid testing. So what effect does the serum-saline ratio of the fluid have in simulator testing? You might be surprised to learn what Nadim Hallab, PhD, and a team of investigators discovered... Read More >
SAS Journal conducts and publishes Symposium on Animal Models for Orthopaedic Implant Evaluation - sasjournal.com
SAS Journal – 02-02-09
The SAS Journal posed the same set of questions to 3 experts in the use of animal models to test orthopaedic implants. With an introduction by Lisa Ferrara, PhD, this forum provides updates from Matthew J. Allen, Vet MB, PhD, Anthony Simon Turner, BVSc, MS, Dipl ACVS, and Koichi Sairyo, MD. Their insights provide a better understanding of progress in conducting safe and efficacious evaluations of arthroplasty, dynamic stabilization, and other devices. Learn about some of the remaining challenges to animal testing... Read More > SAS Journal publishes survey of spine surgeons regarding the strengths and weaknesses of spinal navigation - sasjournal.com
SAS Journal – 26-01-09
What factors are affecting the lack of adoption of spinal navigation technology? Alexander D. Choo, et al., conducted a survey of spine surgeons to address this question. Learn what the survey reveals... Read More > SAS Journal publishes study evaluating influence of parallax effect in image acquisition on range of motion following total disc replacement
SAS Journal – 19-01-09
Joshua D. Auerbach, MD, et al. tested the influence of radiograph beam angle on “by hand” and on “gold standard” flexion-extension ROM measurements in lumbar total disc replacement. While the parallax effect has been shown in the literature to influence the accuracy of variety of measurements, this concept had not been investigated in the assessment of ROM following TDR. The authors concluded... Read More > New SAS Journal web site – sasjournal.com
SAS Journal – 08/01/09
The SAS Journal published its eighth issue on it web site for SAS members and Journal subscribers. Volume 2, Issue 4 features articles on dynamic stabilization, lumbar arthroplasty, minimally invasive surgery, and a symposium on animal models for orthopaedic implant evaluation. Read More > SAS Journal publishes systematic review of published studies involving pedicle screw-based posterior dynamic stabilization devices - sasjournal.com
SAS Journal – 12/01/09
Cédric Y. Barrey, MD, et al. conducted a systematic review of published biomechanical studies involving pedicle screw-based posterior dynamic stabilization devices (PDS) with a special focus on kinematics and load transmission through the functional spine unit (FSU). The authors discovered that the implant design and the surgical technique have a significant impact on the biomechanical behavior of the instrumented spinal segment. Read More > SAS Journal publishes important editorial commentary on authorship ethics - sasjournal.com
SAS Journal – 31/10/08
Don’t miss this editorial comment, “Ethical Considerations of Authorship,” by Paul Anderson, MD, and Scott Boden, MD. The many driving forces for publishing can lead to ethical lapses. Authors must be vigilant of their important ethical obligations. Read this overview of the author’s responsibilities... Read More > No Textbooks? No Problem: Enter the Interactive Educational Program
Orthopedics This Week – 27/10/08
A textbook…how quaint. If Magnifi Group has anything to do with it, this will be the coming sentiment of spine fellows and professionals around the world. This San Diego-based company, developer of the medical device industry’s first interactive, step-by-step animation tool, is poised to make life more efficient for spine surgeons.... Read More > SAS Journal conducts and publishes Symposium on Interspinous-based Dynamic Stabilization - sasjournal.com Read More >
SAS Journal – 24/10/08
The SAS Journal posed the same set of questions to 3 surgeons involved in the design and testing of 3 interspinous spacers. With an introduction by Neel Anand, this forum provides updates from Dieter Adelt, MD, Jean Taylor, MD, and James Zucherman, MD. Their insights provide a better understanding of these devices.... SAS Journal publishes comparison of 2-level vs 1-level TDR from FDA-regulated trial- sasjournal.com Read More >
SAS Journal – 17/10/08
In a ProDisc-L investigational device exemption study, Jack Zigler, MD, and Donna Ohnmeiss, DrMed, examined whether 2-level total disc replacement (TDR) could achieve results similar to 1-level TDR. With a sample size of 86 and follow-up of 24 months, this study has clinical relevance… SAS Journal publishes study measuring paradoxical and coupled motions post LTDR - sasjournal.com Read More >
SAS Journal – 10/10/08
Soo-An Park, MD, et al. sought to test if maintenance of segmental motion following lumbar total disc replacement is a measurable advantage of spine arthroplasty in a study of 10 patients following LTDR and 8 patients after lumbar discectomy. The authors concluded… New SAS Journal web site – sasjournal.com Visit Site >
SAS Journal – 06/10/08
The SAS Journal unveiled its new web site for SAS members and Journal subscribers. The new site features, among other improvements, easier navigation, quicker access to articles (no pdf download necessary), search capability… SAS Journal publishes study that combined the use of PDTS and PDN devices - sasjournal.com Read More >
SAS Journal – 03/10/08
Mehdi Sasani, MD, et al. conducted a prospective study of 13 patients who underwent posterior placement of a prosthetic disc nucleus (PDN) with a posterior dynamic transpedicular stabilization (PDTS). Results showed... Latest Issue of SAS Journal e-Published - sasjournal.com Read More >
SAS Journal – 26/09/08
The summer 2008 issue of the SAS Journal features articles on dynamic stabilization, lumbar arthroplasty, minimally invasive surgery, a symposium on interspinous spacers as well as a commentary on Ethical Considerations for Authors... The Spine Movement – June ’08 Issue of the SAS Newsletter > Magnifi Group and SAS to Roll Out Interactive Educational Program > SAS Crosses the Rubicon in Miami Beach > SAS American Medical Association Initiative > SpineMark Appoints Dr. Rudolf Bertagnoli Chairman of International Medical Advisory Board Read More >
Freshnews.com – Thu, 07 Aug 2008 10:12 CDT
SpineMark Corporation, a spine care services organization that partners with hospitals and physicians to develop spine centers, research organizations and medical education training centers, has appointed...
[유망브랜드 대상]척추관절전문 윌스기념병원 Read More >
Khan – Mon, 28 Jul 2008 00:40 CDT
우리의 몸을 지탱하여 척추신경을 주관하는 중요한 역할을 하는 척추는 경추7개, 흉추12개, 요추5개, 천추와 미추 등 약 32~34개의 추골로 이루어져 있다. 이러한 척추는 체중을 효과적으로 분산시켜 척추의 부담을 줄이고 외부의 충격에도 잘 견딜 수 있도록 S자 형태로 휘어져 있다.
...의학도의 미래를 위해 APSAS(Asia Pacific Spine Arthroplasty Society) Wiltse Award,...
Artificial Discs: Experiencing a Cooling Trend Read More >
Medical Devices Today – Fri, 25 Jul 2008 20:16 CDT
Article preview reprinted from IN VIVO - June 2008 BONUS: Click here for immediate download of this full 11-page article from IN VIVO Even the larger players in the artificial disc market, including Johnson & Johnson's DePuy Inc.
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