Patients with diabetes, obesity, rheumatoid arthritis, or coronary artery disease have a higher risk of UTIs post-spinal fusion for deformities. The study focused on posterior fusion procedures, ...

Postlaminectomy syndrome after posterior lumbar fusion is associated with significantly increased long-term risk for major cardiac events.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Pulsed electromagnetic field stimulation yielded positive results as an adjunct treatment after lumbar spinal ...

Just a few months ago, much of Edith Gooch’s life was defined by pain. The 82-year-old Waterbury resident suffered from a condition called spondylolisthesis. As a result of her condition, one of the ...

Researchers compared outcomes in two groups of patients surgically treated with lumbar fusion for degenerative spine disease. One group had undergone minimally invasive surgery (MIS) and the other ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Severe hip osteoarthritis was associated with increased risk of reoperation after lumbar spinal fusions.

Persistent back pain after surgery typically stems from incomplete nerve decompression, scar tissue formation, or adjacent ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. As a teenager in Des Moines in 2015, Owen Trampe found himself in a metaphorical wilderness ...

While there is limited literature examining the potential connection, a team of orthopedic specialists sought further answers. They ultimately found that patients with a history of cannabis use are ...