30. Providence Medical Technology earned FDA clearance for its Cavux FFS-LX lumbar facet fixation system. It is an integrated cage and screw system that's implanted bilaterally in the facet joints for ...

With the new year just around the corner, spine surgeons are thinking about their main focus in 2025. Ask Spine Surgeons is a weekly series of questions posed to spine surgeons around the country ...

Spinal meningitis is a potentially life-threatening condition. It occurs when an infection causes inflammation of the membranes (meninges) that surround your brain and spinal cord. Spinal ...

Pioneering surgeon has run afoul of Fairview Health Services, though, which suspended his hospital privileges amid an investigation of his patient care. Dr. Hamid Abbasi liked what he saw from the ...

What is minimally invasive spinal fusion? Spinal fusion is a surgical procedure to join 2 or more bones (vertebrae) of your spine together permanently. A minimally invasive spinal fusion uses a ...

A lumbar puncture (LP), which is also called a spinal tap, is a common neurological test that's done to examine the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)—the protective fluid that surrounds your brain and spinal ...

What are the complications and risk factors associated with treating fixed sagittal imbalance with spinal osteotomy? A new study from Hospices Civils de Lyon in Lyon, France, has answers. Complication ...

A paralysed man with a severed spinal cord has been able to walk again, thanks to an implant developed by a team of Swiss researchers. It is the first time someone who has had a complete cut to ...

Using the Ilizarov technique in combination with osteotomy and soft tissue balance is a safe and effective way to correct complex foot deformities and associated lower limb deformities, a new study ...