Spinal fusion is a surgical procedure doctors can use to treat many different problems in your back or neck. The surgery joins two or more of your vertebrae together, which can: stabilize and align ...

Several types of back surgery can help reduce back pain. Common procedures include spinal fusion, discectomy, and disk replacement. Recovery times may depend on the extent of the procedure. Share on ...

Orthopedic surgeons need to adapt low back procedures based on a person’s sex Men have narrower pelvises than women, making it harder to place rods and screws in a straight line If not anticipated, ...

No significant association was seen between type of index operation and need for revision surgery among patients with degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis (DLSS), according to a cohort study. Among 328 ...

In this Woman's Doctor segment, there's a new surgery to alleviate low back and leg pain. Mercy Medical Center Neurosurgeon Dr. Charles Park, pioneered the new minimally invasive spinal-fusion ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT) the world leader in spinal technology, announced today a pioneering approach to minimally invasive spinal fusion at the 26 th annual ...

A new study published in the Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine examines the readmission rates for multilevel anterior cervical discectomy and fusion procedures in the outpatient versus inpatient setting.

The frequency of complex fusion procedures to treat spinal stenosis of the lower back increased between 2002-2007 among Medicare recipients, while the rates of decompression and simple fusion ...

A new study from orthopedic researchers at The University of Toledo has found lumbar spinal fusion procedures are far more likely to fail in individuals with diabetes. For people with bone problems ...

Spinal Fusion Procedures Should Differ Based On Patient's Sex, Experts Argue By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterFRIDAY, Oct. 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The placement of orthopedic screws and rods ...