There are two main approaches to surgery: the posterior approach ... bones are fused to create more space in the spinal canal. This procedure is known as an anterior cervical discectomy and fusion ...

Division of Anaesthesiology, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental ...

Conclusion: Early one-stage posterior-only surgery for congenital cervicothoracic ... 75.8 months (28–182 months). Fusion levels averaged 3.4 segments (2–6 segments). Fourteen patients had concurrent ...

Owing to progression of distal weakness of both arms, the patient was referred to a neurosurgeon and underwent anterior decompression and fusion of level ... anterior shifting of the posterior dura, ...

This can lead to symptoms of pain in the lower back and buttocks ... and posture exercises. Surgery is rarely needed for the treatment of sacroiliitis, but a joint fusion procedure can sometimes be ...

Perioperative posterior cervical muscle plane block decreased numerical pain rating scores vs anesthesia alone in posterior cervical spine surgery.

Michael Markmiller was in excruciating pain for years. The 53-year-old couldn’t walk more than 100 meters without his legs ...

Ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL) is a progressive spinal disease characterized by ectopic bone ...

Stryker sold its U.S. spinal implants to the Viscogliosi Brothers, and market analysts with GlobalData predict the move will benefit competitors in spinal fusio ...

Barton recovered after she lay back down, but her mother said the warning went unheeded. Her doctors wanted her to get up and show mobility before the third surgery, so she tried again two days later.