Surgery for spinal stenosis of the neck aims to relieve compression and improve symptoms. Spinal stenosis is a compression of nerves in the spine. The condition most commonly affects the lumbar spine, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Cervical degenerative disc disease occurs when the functional spinal unit breaks down. It can lead to disabling ...

Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion is widely used to treat spinal disorders. The fusion involves placing a bone graft or 'cage' and/or implants where the surgically removed damaged disc was ...

Rheumatoid arthritis often involves your wrists, knees, and feet. But it can also affect your spine. Most of the time, this kind of back pain responds well to arthritis treatments such as biologics.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Single-use pedicle screw systems may be cost-effective alternatives for spinal fusion surgery compared to ...

Complications were significantly associated with low height, high-dose prednisolone use, and progression of cervical spine lesions in early disease stages of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). A small study ...

After not being able to lift her saddle onto her horse or sleep without difficulty, Routt County resident Joan Romick is now ...

Routinely collected data on patients undergoing spinal fusion surgery do not provide a valid basis for assessing and comparing hospital performance on patient safety outcomes, reports a study in Spine ...

Ever the consummate professional, Mickey Redmond estimated that spinal surgery may only force him to miss one game. The 78-year-old revealed Sunday, Jan. 18, via a release from the Detroit Red Wings, ...