Results showed anterior lumbar interbody fusion with posterior pedicle screw fixation may be effective and cost efficient and pose minimal complications within the immediate postoperative period when ...
The spine field has seen important advances in treatments but there are some areas that have yet to be solved, Roger Härtl, MD, said. Dr. Härtl, of Och Spine at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell ...
Herniated nucleus pulposus (HNP), also referred to as a herniated disc, is a common spine pathology that occurs approximately 95% of the time at the L4-L5 or L5-S1 level (Fisher et al., 2004; Asch et ...
Over five years, subsequent reoperation rates for single-level lumbar discectomy reached 14.4%, according to a study published in Spine. Four things to know: 1. The study included 308,979 adult ...
Todd Lanman, MD, and Jared Ament, MD, performed the first known case combining the Motus total joint replacement implant and the Tops system at adjacent levels. The landmark case was performed on a ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Richard Menger is a neurosurgeon and a political scientist. A post-operative x-ray showing a spinal deformity correction for ...
A neurosurgeon at Northwell’s Staten Island University Hospital has performed Staten Island’s first Total Posterior Spine System procedure, according to a recent announcement. The procedure is an ...
Description of procedure: The patient underwent lumbar epidural steroid injection today. The epidural was observed at the level of L4-L5 under AP and lateral fluoroscopic guidance. 2cc of Omnipaque ...
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