Cervical fusion remains one of the most-performed cervical spine procedures done even as other techniques have gained prominence. Five notes: 1. Anterior cervical discectomy and fusions have been the ...

Discectomy with cervical fusion can often help relieve the pain of spinal disc disease. The only caveat is that after the surgery, many people find that they lose some degree of movement in their ...

As spine surgery continues to evolve with technological advances and a push toward value-based care, more procedures are ...

Cervical disc replacement is a safe option across all obesity levels compared to anterior cervical discectomy and fusion, ...

Lumbar (lower back) fusions are not common to return from for a variety of reasons. There is a good chance that surgery doesn't help and the pain doesn't improve. In the general population, it's about ...

Two types of back injury are spondylolisthesis and cervical radiculopathy ... is widened (to provide more room for nerves and a spinal fusion is performed to stabilize the spinal cord), with ...

Using finite element analysis, the study compared various cage designs and materials used in cervical spine fusion procedures. The results highlight silicon nitride’s superior biomechanical ...

Spinal stenosis is more common in the lumbar and cervical spine regions, though it can also occur in any area of the spine. The cervical region refers to the upper neck, and the lumbar region is ...

SINTX Technologies (SINT) announced the publication of a new peer-reviewed study demonstrating the biomechanical advantages of silicon nitride ...

Using finite element analysis, the study compared various cage designs and materials used in cervical spine fusion procedures. The results highlight silicon nitride’s superior biomechanical ...