Inflammation that doesn’t go away can change the structure of your spine. And if you have ankylosing spondylitis (AS), there’s about a 5% to 15% chance you may have a spinal fracture at some point in ...
Historically, age-related spinal degeneration has been difficult to treat, but highly effective, minimally invasive techniques now exist that are ideal for use in ambulatory surgery centers. During a ...
Laser Spine Institute, based in Tampa, Fla., has launched two new surgical procedures to meet the needs of patients with back pain: RegenaDISC® and Minimally Invasive Stabilization. The two procedures ...
Leading spine societies have issued a powerful new consensus statement urging insurers to reimburse for interbody devices in ...
Discontinue use of back braces and cervical collars when possible and provide early surgical stabilization when indicated. These are a few recommendations from updated guidelines on the early ...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has ordered manufacturers of certain types of pedicle screw systems, called dynamic stabilization systems, to conduct postmarket surveillance studies to collect ...
(PITTSBURGH) — After suffering a scary spine injury in his team’s Monday night game against the Cincinnati Bengals, Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Ryan Shazier underwent a spinal stabilization surgery ...