Surgeon Focus – Walter Bini

SSN talks to Walter Bini, a neurosurgeon and spine surgeon based in Germany, and president of the committee for the 3rd International Conference on Spine and Spinal Disorders.

BlackArmor Carbon/PEEK implants – engineered for spinal tumour surgery

BlackArmor Carbon/PEEK spinal implants from icotec offer new opportunities in radiation therapy of spinal tumours.

Most people are in favour of screening for spinal muscular atrophy

Research from the University of Warwick indicates that most people are in favour of newborn screening for the potentially deadly condition spinal muscular atrophy.

Recovery from spinal cord injuries can be predicted

Researchers have now, for the first time, been able to reliably predict the extent of functional recovery in patients suffering from a spinal cord injury two years after trauma.

34th Annual Meeting Cervical Spine Research Society – Europe; 9-11 May 2018, Portugal

Conference chair Oscar Alves welcomes delegates to this year's conference in Lisbon. Sessions will look at topics including cervical artificial disc replacement and the CSRS general assembly.

Spine pain treatments course; 14 May 2018, Oswestry

This course will review the causes of spine pain and the treatments of spinal pain. It will also focus on possible complications of these treatments. There will be particular emphasis on audience participation and discussion.