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The Spine Institute is built on experience, effectiveness and compassion in spine treatment. Located in Northern Colorado and Southern Wyoming, The Spine Institute serves patients regionally, nationally and internationally. Why? The reason is simple: research. There is more spine research conducted at The Spine Institute than all the hospitals in the Rocky Mountains - combined. Through clinical trials, and performing numerous procedures as the first in the country, The Spine Institute's fellowship-trained surgeons have a long history of pioneering innovation.

The Spine Institute is a national Spine Center of Excellence, with some of the most experienced surgeons in the country. They are dedicated to introducing and developing bold, new spine treatments while perfecting existing ones, to improve the quality of life for their patients.

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The Spine Institute Tackles Chronic Back Pain .

"Friends don't let friends get fused." For Ken Pettine, M.D., that phrase says it all. And, because he so strongly supports that idea, he has trademarked that verbiage as the tagline for The Spine Institute, which he co-founded with Jeffrey Donner, M.D. more…

Investigational Artificial Disc is
Implanted for the First Time

Dr. Kenneth Pettine of Rocky Mountain Spine Arthroplasty Associates implanted his first investigational artificial lumbar (back) disc. The disc is currently being studied in a national clinical trial. The clinical trial will be used to help support an application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that could allow the approved future use of the device. Approximately 200,000 lumbar surgeries are performed in the United States every year. more…