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 ...

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 ...

As spine surgery steadily moves toward outpatient settings, the limiting factors are no longer primarily clinical. Advances in surgical technique, anesthesia and pain management have made far more ...

While there is limited literature examining the potential connection, a team of orthopedic specialists sought further answers. They ultimately found that patients with a history of cannabis use are ...

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 ...

Get ready to reconsider everything you thought you knew about back surgery. New advances in ultrasonic surgical tools by pioneer Dr. Dilan Ellegala have opened up new possibilities for those with back ...

No significant association was seen between type of index operation and need for revision surgery among patients with degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis (DLSS), according to a cohort study. Among 328 ...

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Wenzel Spine, a leader in the development of innovative stand-alone spinal fusion technologies and diagnostic methods, announced today a notable achievement in the ...

Costs for spinal fusion vary substantially by region, with costs being lowest in the Midwest and highest in the Northeast, according to the new research by Dr. W. Ryan Spiker and colleagues of ...

April 30, 2012 (Miami, Florida) — Lumbar spinal fusion plus laminectomy appears to be a better option than laminectomy alone in terms of quality of life for patients with degenerative grade I ...

Reports claim doctors with financial ties to Medtronic didn't reveal problems. June 22, 2011— -- A U.S. Senate committee has launched an investigation into reports that doctors with financial ...