A potential overreliance on new technology, the lack of standardization and long-term data and underappreciation of global spinal alignment are three of the most overlooked issues in spine care and ...

Results showed robotic-guided and CT-navigated pedicle screw placement may significantly improve accuracy and reduce ...

Meeting of the International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery (ISASS) brought together more than 600 spine professionals at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach to celebrate a milestone of ...

I still remember when a patient woke up from hip surgery in tears—tears of relief. She had been terrified of waking up groggy ...

Doctors can use MRI to examine a person’s lower spine, lumbar region ... a lumbar MRI for an individual about to undergo back surgery. In this case, the surgical team uses the results of ...

Levoscoliosis is a condition where the spine curves to the left in a “C” shape. This curve usually starts in the lumbar region or lower back. Treatments, such as braces or surgery, can help ...

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a disorder affecting the motor neurons—nerve cells that control voluntary muscle movement. These cells are located in the spinal cord. Because the muscles cannot ...

Surgery is also called an operation. It is a procedure where a specialist doctor called a surgeon removes or repairs some of the tissue in your body. Normally you have an anaesthetic before you have ...

Pope Francis came so close to death while in hospital with pneumonia that doctors had to choose whether “to let him go, or push forward”, the head of the pontiff’s medical team said.

Managing hypertension (high blood pressure) before, during, and after surgery is important to ensuring the best outcomes. If your blood pressure is too high before surgery, the procedure may need to ...

During surgery, it is possible to damage nerves. Minor nerve injuries tend to repair themselves, but major ones (particularly those nearer the spine) can cause major problems if severed or damaged.