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 ...

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 ...

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

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