Rwanda’s health system is expanding its capacity to handle complex surgeries that were once only performed abroad. An example is an intrauterine transfusion at the University Teaching Hospital of ...

Ranchi Sadar Hospital has successfully performed its first-ever complex brain and spine (craniovertebral junction) surgery, marking a new milestone in the hospital''s history.

Hemopatch Sealing Hemostat with room temperature storage now available in Europe New product evolution enables direct accessibility in the operating room Innovation is a direct result ...

In a rare medical phenomenon, four sisters from West Virginia — Austyn, Amelia, Aubrey, and Adalee Higginbotha, have all been diagnosed with Chiari malformation. It is a structural defect in the skull ...

Background Nusinersen is the only approved treatment for all spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) subtypes and is delivered intrathecally. Distorted spinal anatomy and instrumentation preclude standard ...

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to compare the long-term efficacy of spinal fusion surgery versus non-surgical treatment for chronic radicular lumbar spondylopathy. METHODS: A total of 93 ...

Although endoscopic spine is still in its early phase of U.S. adoption, many spine surgeons expect it to grow into the next game changer in minimally invasive care. Ask Spine Surgeons is a weekly ...

Low back pain is a common complaint. An estimated 70% to 85% of the adult population is reported to experience the problem at some point during their lifetime. While the source of back pain – ...

What is a TLIF surgery? Transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) is a spinal fusion technique for the lower back, in which two spinal bones (vertebrae) are joined by removing a portion of the ...

Parasagittal MRI of the Lumbar Spine - T1-weighted image. Note that this slice provides an unique view of the exiting nerve roots through the intervertebral foramina. The nerve roots exit directly ...