Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Cervical degenerative disc disease occurs when the functional spinal unit breaks down. It can lead to disabling ...

February 13, 2023 — The demand for posterior spinal fusion procedures is expected to increase by more than 80% by 2060. The demand will be even greater among older patients, who often need more costly ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . All patients undergoing ALIF with posterior pedicle screw fixation in an ASC were discharged within 23 hours of ...

Patients with diabetes, obesity, rheumatoid arthritis, or coronary artery disease have a higher risk of UTIs post-spinal fusion for deformities. The study focused on posterior fusion procedures, ...

The evidence of this updated meta-analysis indicated that PLIF results in a higher complication rate than does TLIF, based on 7 high methodological quality studies of epidemiological data. PLIF ...

San Diego-based NuVasive launched its Maximum Access Surgery Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion procedure. The MAS PLIF system is now available in the U.S., Australia, Switzerland, Italy and Germany.

The Spine Journal published an article comparing posterior lumbar fusion outcomes at physician-owned hospitals to non-physician owned hospitals. The researchers assessed 90-day costs and outcomes for ...

SurGenTec’s ION-C system is now indicated for the treatment of cervical pseudoarthrosis when implanted bilaterally within the facet joints.

SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nexus Spine, a developer of biomechanically-advanced solutions for spinal pathologies, today announced the full commercial launch of its PressON™ posterior lumbar ...

Background We compared the perioperative results and complications associated with PLIF and TLIF, and collected evidence for choosing the better fusion method. Methods A literature survey of the ...