Background Studies from different Western countries have reported a rapid increase in spinal surgery rates ... and complex surgical procedures (fusion, disc prosthesis) in the lumbar spine. Results ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted two 510 (k) clearances for implants which restore the integrity of ...

It may be four to six weeks before you can comfortably go back to work. Full recovery from spinal fusion surgery can take between six months to a year to resume normal activities. Restrictions similar ...

The desire for a minimally invasive technique to restore intervertebral disc height for indirect decompression and sagittal ...

Laminectomy is a type of spinal decompression surgery where a surgeon removes ... Reasons to get a lumbar laminectomy The most common kind of laminectomy focuses on relieving nerve pain in your ...

Decompression surgery (laminectomy) to remove part of the lumbar vertebra and relieve pressure on your spinal cord or nerves. Spinal fusion surgery to fuse a severely slipped vertebra with the ...

Cervical and lumbar stenosis are the most common forms, with lumbar spinal stenosis affecting more than 200,000 adults in the United States. Anatomy of the spine and the mechanics of spinal stenosis ...

Introduction Central lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) is a common cause of pain ... on upright lateral radiographs (to exclude participants who might need to undergo concurrent surgical fusion). Have had ...

Recently, Dr. J. Alex Sielatycki, a fellowship-trained spine surgeon at Pioneers Medical Center (PMC) in Meeker, started ...

Lumbar interbody fusion (LIF) is a surgical procedure used to treat various spinal conditions ... complications and affect the success of the surgery. Lordosis: The natural inward curvature ...

Among patients undergoing lumbar spinal fusion, the presence of Modic changes ... reports a study in The Journal of Bone and ...