A recent study in the Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine identified the rate of infection following posterior lumbar spinal fusion for degenerative spine disease as well as the factors associated with an ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The desire for a minimally invasive technique to restore intervertebral disc height for indirect decompression ...

BOCA RATON, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SurGenTec, a privately held medical device company focusing on spine and orthopedic technologies, proudly announces FDA clearance for TiLink-P, a first-of-its-kind, ...

Spinal fusion is a surgical procedure in which two or more vertebrae are permanently joined into one solid bone with no space between them. Vertebrae are the small, interlocking bones of the spine. In ...

CMS Coverage of Florida’s Multi-Level Lumbar Fusions in Danger The Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services and First Coast recently sent out a policy draft with Local Coverage Determination denying ...

Patients who have been taking opioid pain relievers for several months before spinal fusion surgery are at increased risk of complications after their surgery, reports a new study. Patients who have ...

People often experience muscle pain after spinal fusion surgery due to the surgical techniques involved. However, different techniques can cause less pain, and medications can help reduce the effects ...