Spinal fusion is a surgical procedure doctors can use to treat many different problems in your back or neck. The surgery joins two or more of your vertebrae together, which can: stabilize and align ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Cervical degenerative disc disease occurs when the functional spinal unit breaks down. It can lead to disabling ...

Bone growth stimulators may help surgeons achieve higher fusion rates for challenging cervical and lumbar spine cases. In a multicenter, randomized, prospective Investigational Device Exemption study ...

Spine issues are common among older adults, and many people are looking for the best treatment options that will allow them to stay active comfortably for years to come. When seeing a spine surgeon, ...

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, ...

Anyone who suffers from frequent back and neck pain, whether from general wear and tear (degenerative disc disease), or an accident, knows how debilitating it can be. When stretches, medication, ...

TA Criterion 1: The technology must have final approval from the appropriate government regulatory bodies. The Prestige® Cervical Disc (Medtronic Sofamor Danek, Memphis, TN) received FDA Premarket ...

First presentation of U.S. IDE clinical data shows statistically significant improvements in pain and function at 24 months compared with fusion surgery ...