Lumbar herniated nucleus pulposus (HNP) and lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) are common spine pathologies with different clinical presentations and interventions. HNP generally has an acute onset ...

Bone segments form the column. One bone segment is a vertebra ... There are 12 thoracic vertebrae in the thoracic region. There are 5 lumbar vertebrae in the lumbar region. There are 5 sacral ...

the exact mechanisms underlying vertebral segmentation have remained mysterious. The new findings will help scientists better understand how the spinal column develops and may inform therapies for ...

Cancers that spread to the spine move to the bone marrow of the vertebral column by way of blood vessels. Spinal cord compression can also occur through direct tumor extension, which is frequently ...

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

For early postmenopausal women, zoledronate administered at baseline and five years is effective for preventing morphometric ...

The spinal cord is an important part of the central nervous system that carries signals between the brain and the body. It is protected by the vertebral column, a series of bones that surround and ...

“The results were largely as expected: longer and more invasive surgeries are associated with higher complication rates. We ...