Surgery for spinal stenosis of the neck aims to relieve compression and improve symptoms. Spinal stenosis is a compression of nerves in the spine. The condition most commonly affects the lumbar spine, ...

Some types of neck surgery include cervical discectomy, cervical fusion, cervical disc replacement, and laminectomy. These procedures address a variety of conditions affecting the top part of the ...

According to a new study, 3D-printed spine models may support the work of spine surgeons, particularly in understanding ...

The prognoses of patients who undergo open spinal endoscopy (OSE) decompression significantly differ by scoliosis type and symptom despite the use of uniform standards and procedures for the ...

For decades, spine surgery has largely operated on a straightforward premise: identify the problem and fix it. If an MRI showed spinal stenosis, instability, deformity and degeneration, the goal was ...

Conventional open laminectomy has long been considered one of the important surgical options for lumbar central stenosis owing to its positive outcomes. However, newer approaches have emerged as ...

A cervical foraminotomy is a procedure that decompresses a nerve in the neck. A spine surgeon removes bone or disc pieces that are pressing on the nerves that go from your neck to your arm. The ...

Historically, growth in spine care was relatively straightforward. Perform more procedures. Build more operating rooms. Expand access to new technologies. Increase volume. A growing number of spine ...

Some spine and orthopedic technologies are more hype, but others are showing clear improvements in processes and outcomes. Spine surgeon Brian Gantwerker, MD, and orthopedic surgeon Brian Nwannunu, MD ...

Since Intuitive Surgical’s da Vinci robot system received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the year 2000, robotic-assisted surgical systems (RAS) have indisputably led the ...

Spine surgery is one of the most complex types of surgery, given that the spine, spinal cord and central nervous system are all intertwined within the spinal column. Spine surgeons must undergo many ...

Milestone Expands Access to Advanced Motion-Preserving and Minimally Invasive Spine Care WEST PALM BEACH, FL / ACCESS ...