F. Spain Hodges, M.D.

Hodges

Call for an appointment:
(205) 838-3090

Fellowship in:
Spine Surgery

Specializing in:
Minimally Invasive and Reconstructive Spine Surgery

Dr. Hodges practices at:
Trussville/Birmingham

More about Dr. Hodges

Education: Bachelor of Arts in History, Hampden-Sydney College, 1995 Doctor of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine, 2002

Residency: Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine, 2007

Fellowship:
 Spine Surgery, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, 2008

Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, 2010

Publications: Hodges, F.S., Kirkpatrick, J.S., McAtee, S., Theiss, S.M., “The Ability of MRI to Predict Failure of Nonoperative Treatment of Pyogenic Vertebral Osteomyelitis.” Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques, 19(8):566-570. Hodges, F.S., Theiss, S.M. Book Chapter “Clinical Strategies for Delivery of Osteoinductive Growth Factors.” Spinal Reconstruction – Clinical Examples of Basic Science, Biomechanics, and Engineering. February 2007. Hill, C.P., Hodges, F.S., Ragab, A.A., et al. “Dynamic Anterior Cervical Plating for Multi-level Spondylosis: Does It Help?” Evidence Based Spine-Care Journal. May 2010

Podium Presentations:
 The Ability of MRI to Predict Failure of Nonoperative Treatment of Pyogenic Vertebral Osteomyelitis. Piedmont Orthopaedic Society, May 2004. The Ability of MRI to Predict Failure of Nonoperative Treatment of Pyogenic Vertebral Osteiomyelitis. Southern Orthopaedic Association, July 2004. Stabilization of Pathologic Long Bone Fractures with the Fixion Inflatable Intramedullary Nail. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery National Meeting, February 2005. Static Versus Dynamic Plating of Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion. A.O.Spine North America Annual Meeting, Banff, Canada, April 2008.

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