Results showed anterior lumbar interbody fusion with posterior pedicle screw fixation may be effective and cost efficient and pose minimal complications within the immediate postoperative period when ...

Spinal fusion has long been “the gold standard” in spine surgery, but motion-preserving techniques have become more attractive to physicians and patients in recent years. Spine surgeons discuss how ...

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- At any given time, about one in four Americans is dealing with low back pain. For muscles or tendons, rest and physical therapy can help. However, good ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The desire for a minimally invasive technique to restore intervertebral disc height for indirect decompression ...

Spine surgery is a broad field encompassing various procedures that help address different spinal conditions. There are various types of spine surgery, including artificial disk replacement and spinal ...

Surgical treatments for spinal stenosis include laminectomy, discectomy, and spinal fusion. A doctor may recommend surgery for spinal stenosis in severe cases or if nonsurgical methods do not help ...

Over 400,000 spinal fusion surgeries are performed annually in the United States and as the population ages, that number is expected to rise. The goal of many spinal fusion surgeries is to reduce or ...

According to the North American Community Hub Statistics (NCHstats), back pain affects four in every five people in the United States. The discomfort and loss of mobility that it causes result in 264 ...