A target trial emulation found that adding spinal fusion to standard decompression surgery was not associated with improved ...

TOPS is a motion-preserving surgical alternative to spinal fusion. Like fusion, it takes pressure off compressed nerves. Unlike fusion, it allows the spine to keep moving at the treated level.

Dr. Jeffrey Gum, a surgeon at Norton Leatherman Spine, worked alongside other surgeons and engineers to develop the Medtronic ...

Patients who underwent robotic-assisted minimally invasive lumbar fusion surgery required significantly less opioid medication during their hospital stay, without increased complications or longer ...

Lower back surgery represents a life-changing decision that demands careful consideration. While many view surgery as a solution to chronic pain, understanding these seven critical facts helps create ...

Florida has 21 hospitals on Healthgrades’ list of America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Spine Surgery, the most of any state and one more than last year’s 20. California follows with 16 and Texas with 13.

Back pain is one of the most common reasons Indians visit a doctor, and the vast majority of cases resolve without surgery.

A narrative review finds preliminary evidence that diffusion tensor imaging can track lumbar nerve recovery and assess ...

Minimally invasive spine surgery is expanding, but surgeons are drawing a sharper distinction between smaller incisions and better outcomes. While many see clear benefits for routine decompressions ...

Researchers who had been using Fitbit data to help predict surgical outcomes have a new method to more accurately gauge how patients may recover from spine surgery. Using machine-learning techniques, ...

At U of U Health, our experience sets us apart from others who provide endoscopic and percutaneous spine surgery. We perform many minimally invasive spine surgeries every year and are a recognized ...

Doctors report a rare case in which bone cement from a prior kyphoplasty lodged in a patient's right heart, resolving with ...