The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted two 510 (k) clearances for implants which restore the integrity of ...

The lumbar spine includes the five vertebrae in your lower back numbered L1 to L5. These bones help provide mobility and stability to your back and spinal column and are an attachment point for many ...

The desire for a minimally invasive technique to restore intervertebral disc height for indirect decompression and sagittal ...

Spinal fusion surgery to fuse a severely slipped vertebra with the vertebra below it and ... It ultimately may provide valuable information about which treatment methods will best increase mobility ...

Lumbar interbody fusion (LIF ... The natural inward curvature of the lumbar spine; maintaining or restoring this curvature is important for spinal stability and function. Cross-Sectional Area ...

Spinal stenosis is a narrowing of the spinal canal that causes compression of the spinal cord and/or nerve roots. Resulting pain and numbness (in the hands, arms, legs, and/or feet) can vary depending ...

Your lumbar spine connects your pelvic bone to your ... within a few days to a few weeks. If you also had spinal fusion with your laminectomy, your recovery time will likely be longer — from ...

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

Spinal stenosis can occur in different regions of the spine, which are the cervical (neck), thoracic (mid-back) and lumbar (lower back). In the cervical spine, spinal stenosis can cause symptoms such ...