Awake spine surgery has largely been limited to shorter, simpler procedures, but Stanley Hoang, MD, of Ochsner LSU Health in Shreveport, La., has leveraged the technique in new ways. Dr. Hoang, who ...

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 ...

Recovery from spinal fusion surgery is a lengthy process that involves wound healing and rehabilitation. The duration may vary significantly depending on a person’s situation. Spinal fusion is a ...

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 ...

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 ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... In due time, Broncos staffers might need to scratch out P.J. Locke’s height from his roster information. He was 5-foot-10 in 2024, and was the year before ...

THANK YOU JACKIE. WELL, NEW THIS MORNING, A MOCKSVILLE COUPLE IS EVEN CLOSER AFTER UNDERGOING THE SAME SPINE SURGERY JUST MONTHS APART. I MET THE WILSONS AND THEIR SURGEON TO SEE HOW THIS ALL CAME ...

A new study may alleviate concerns regarding increased cancer risk for patients undergoing spinal fusion surgery with recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein (rhBMP). The study appears in ...