A case report of a 58-year-old man who sustained a laceration of his left vertebral artery during a routine corpectomy for cervical myelopathy is reported. After the left vertebral artery laceration, ...

Spinal device specialist NuVasive recently received section 501(k) FDA clearance for its X-Core Mini Cervical Expandable VBR System, a titanium vertebral-body replacement device used in the cervical ...

A literature review of studies reporting on the application of oblique corpectomy (OC) in various pathologies of the cervical spine. A search was carried out using the PubMed and Google Scholar up to ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . According to published results, skip anterior cervical corpectomy and fusion is safe and effective for patients ...

K2M Group Holdings, Inc., a global leader of complex spine and minimally invasive solutions focused on achieving three-dimensional Total Body Balance ™, today announced that it received a CE Mark for ...

1. Which doctor performs corpectomy? Corpectomy is performed by an orthopedician or a spine surgeon. 2. What is the difference between corpectomy and discectomy? Discectomy involves only the removal ...

Corpectomy and laminectomy are two surgical options to treat neck and back pain. The procedures are similar, but a corpectomy is more complex and typically has a longer recovery timeline. Corpectomy ...

Lumbar puncture: A procedure in which a needle is put into the lower part of the spinal column to collect cerebrospinal fluid or to give anticancer drugs intrathecally. Also called a spinal tap. Neck ...