Surviving a car crash can feel like a miracle, but the process of putting together the pieces of one’s life does not end after the last stitch has been removed. Sunrise resident Scottie Briscoe, 52, ...

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 ...

Patients who underwent lumbar spinal fusion surgery had nearly a three times greater risk of developing deep surgical-site infections if they had previous surgery in the same area, Dutch researchers ...

A new chapter in spine surgery is unfolding, and Vamsi Kancherla, MD, is one of the surgeons writing its opening lines. Dr. Kancherla performed the first all-uniportal endoscopic lumbar fusion in ...

For patients contemplating spinal fusion surgery to alleviate pain, bone health is an important consideration. If a patient is found to have low bone density prior to surgery, it could affect the ...

LEWISVILLE, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Orthofix Medical Inc. (NASDAQ:OFIX), a leading global spine and orthopedics company, today announced the publication of new data from a prospective, multicenter ...

Patients whose lumbar spinal stenosis was treated with decompression surgery plus fusion ended up no less disabled than those who had decompression alone, but they did lose more blood, stay ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . SAN FRANCISCO — Although incidental durotomy during lumbar spine fusion surgery is a common, but undesirable ...

Todd Lanman, MD, became the first spine surgeon in the U.S. to reverse a patient’s lumbar spinal fusion and return them to full motion by implanting an artificial disc, according to a March 25 news ...

Tigers Woods won the Masters championship on Sunday, one of the greatest comebacks in sports history, and he might have his spinal fusion surgery to thank for that. Woods, 43, had the procedure in ...