In anterior cervical surgery, it is usually not necessary or desirable to remove the posterior longitudinal ligament. Retention of the ligament helps prevent overdistraction of the disc space by ...

The neck is a compact, complex anatomic area. Safe cervical surgical procedures require that the surgeon have a thorough knowledge of anatomy, including which structures can be sacrificed ...

Tesla CEO Elon Musk recently shared updates on his recovery from painful neck surgery, revealing the cause behind his ...

A cervical intervertebral disc can prolapse (hernia or rupture) asymptomatically or may produce neck pain, nerve root compression (radiculopathy) or spinal cord compression (myelopathy). Surgery is ...

“Recovering from neck surgery. Hurts a lot ... "I basically crushed my C5-C6 disc and had to have two surgeries to remove part of it." Neck pain is often a common condition many of us have.

While Musk’s other surgery remains unspecified, he did admit to opting for disc replacement. He recommended individuals ...

My neck surgery destroyed my life ... I just had an ACDF myself for a protruding disc. Very painful, but the pain quickly faded. I am now back to gold, as you will soon be too!” ...

Recently, Dr. J. Alex Sielatycki, a fellowship-trained spine surgeon at Pioneers Medical Center (PMC) in Meeker, started ...

Brisbane Broncos captain Adam Reynolds is on track to play in his team's first game of the NRL season after having neck surgery in December. Test prop Payne Haas underwent minor ankle surgery and ...

Many individuals can benefit from minimally invasive spine surgery, such as those living with degenerative disc disease, ...