While spinal fusion has long been the “gold standard,” growing long-term data on adjacent segment disease is telling a different story on the best options for patients. Four spine surgeons discuss how ...

From time to time, we hear or read about medical procedures that can be ineffective and needlessly drive up the nation’s health-care costs. This occasional series explores such needless treatments or ...

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Several types of back surgery can help reduce back pain. Common procedures include spinal fusion, discectomy, and disk replacement. Recovery times may depend on the extent of the procedure. Share on ...

We retrospectively reviewed a prospectively collected database to identify elderly patients who underwent 1–2 levels lumbar decompression surgery (D-group) or fusion surgery (F-group) for LSS with ...

Surgery might be considered for those with severe ankylosing spondylitis (AS) to alleviate pain, improve mobility, or enhance overall quality of life. Surgical options for AS include laminectomy, ...

Tigers Woods won the Masters championship on Sunday, one of the greatest comebacks in sports history, and he might have his spinal fusion surgery to thank for that. Woods, 43, had the procedure in ...

Designed for spinal fusion surgery, Lux is designed to increase the chances of procedural success and provide greater ...

"I'm walking a lot right now," Carson Daly said on Thursday's TODAY, calling in to give an update on his health after undergoing his second back surgery in three months Carson Daly is opening up to ...

Perioperative complications associated with spinal fusion have been investigated steadily to reduce morbidity and mortality. Although there are several reports reviewing abdominal complications ...

To the Editor: Försth et al. (April 14 issue) 1 found that in patients with lumbar stenosis, even in patients with degenerative spondylolisthesis, decompression surgery plus fusion surgery does not ...