According to the North American Community Hub Statistics (NCHstats), back pain affects four in every five people in the United States. The discomfort and loss of mobility that it causes result in 264 ...

Spinal fusion has long been “the gold standard” in spine surgery, but motion-preserving techniques have become more attractive to physicians and patients in recent years. Spine surgeons discuss how ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Robot-guided fusion was linked with less radiation exposure vs. fluoroscopy-guided fusion. Robot-guided fusion ...

Spinal Elements®, a spine technology company known for developing innovative surgical solutions that prioritize clinical ...

Spine surgery is a broad field encompassing various procedures that help address different spinal conditions. There are various types of spine surgery, including artificial disk replacement and spinal ...

Pain in people’s necks can get in the way of everything they do. Surgery is often the only option. That used to mean fusing neck vertebrae together, which limits motion. Now, the first FDA-approved ...

Spine surgeons at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and other U.S. centers are reporting that artificial disc replacement works as well and often better than spinal fusion surgery.

Globus and NuVasive agreed to merge in a deal that will see Globus acquire its spinal surgery rival for 0.75 shares of GMED per NUVA share (or $3.1B). Globus shares sold off sharply, as the Street ...

The type of back surgery you may need depends on what’s causing your back pain. Procedures that treat compression of the spinal cord, such as laminectomy and spinal fusion, are among the most common ...

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, ...