Seven non-randomized comparative studies were identified (Figure 1). The basic strategy yielded 192 records. Fifty-four full texts were screened by titles and abstracts. Nineteen case reports ...

Spinal fusion is a tailored treatment that can restore function and relieve chronic pain when other methods fail. Here's what ...

Then he came across a new procedure using a flexible implant that the Food and Drug Administration approved in June 2023 and deemed superior to the common spinal fusion surgery. He had the surgery ...

As a neurosurgeon specializing in spinal procedures, Dr. Eric Oberlander has seen a lot of new technologies and medical ...

Meanwhile, you're not getting any better. She's getting worse," Ken says. Dr. Murray says the traditional spinal fusion causes a lot of trauma. "It's removing muscles from the spine. It's removing ...

However, there are some cases where it just doesn’t work as well as we’d predict, and we estimate as many as 25% of patients may end up undergoing a posterior spinal fusion within five years.

The main argument against fusion was that the indication for fusion in spinal stenosis has remained unclear (one RCT). In particular, degenerative changes (osteophytes, decreased disc height ...

Other causes include hardening of the posterior longitudinal ligament ... bones are fused to create more space in the spinal canal. This procedure is known as an anterior cervical discectomy and ...

With this approval, the Catamaran is now indicated to treat the SI joint as either a stand-alone treatment or to augment a spinal fusion. "The FDA has cleared the Catamaran SI Joint Fusion System ...

Lumbar total disc replacement patients tended to have more facet injections following surgery compared to those having anterolateral lumbar interbody fusion, according to a study published in the ...

The study’s findings indicate that the posterior interposition technique, as employed by the SiLO TFX system, removes less bone volume and offers a larger surface area for bony fusion compared ... new ...