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

Unlike traditional spinal fusion, which permanently joins ... In a multicenter randomized controlled trial, researchers compared dynamic pedicle-based stabilization with traditional fusion techniques.

In the thoracolumbar spine, pedicle screw fixation is the most widespread technique to achieve spinal fusion and stabilization. Despite pedicle screws being used as clinical best practice, screw ...

Many spinal surgeries require the use of implants called pedicle screws to stabilize the spine, and precise positioning is critical for a successful surgery. "Compared to conventional free-hand ...

The result of this literature review documents a remarkable list of various quantitative radiologic criteria applied to describe lumbar spinal stenosis. Measurement of antero-posterior diameter ...

The following is a summary of “MRI-based vertebral bone quality score is a predictor of pedicle screw loosening following instrumented posterior lumbar fusion,” published in the January 2025 issue of ...

The search in Medline and Embase, described as step one, yielded, after excluding duplicates, 170 publications. After reading title and abstract 103 papers were excluded. For the remaining 67 ...