A new procedure at Main Line Health uses a side or front surgical entry and an implant for stable fix for back pain with less hospital time and faster recovery.

Compression of this part of the spine is most often the result of herniated discs, bone spurs, or spinal trauma. Lumbar myelopathy is the compression of the lumbar spine of the lower back.

In addition, cartilage in discs and facet joints erode, which results in narrower joint spaces and bone spurs, both causes of spinal stenosis. Most cases of spinal stenosis result from ...

Researchers at the University of Tsukuba investigated the mechanism by which posterior spinal fixation, a technique that ...

Ventris Medical earned FDA clearance to use its Backpack bone graft in intervertebral disc space. The bone graft earned its first FDA nod in January. Backpack is offered in two versions — one with ...

Objectives Lumbar bone stress injury (‘bone stress injury’) is common in junior fast bowlers. The repetitive loading of cricket fast bowling may cause bone marrow oedema (BMO), detectable on MRI, ...