Compared with patients who received hydromorphone, investigators found patients who underwent posterior spinal fusion surgery and received intraoperative methadone had less pain and were more ...

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 ...

Minimally Invasive Surgery for Lumbar Fusion Beneficial But advantages disappear over open surgery when a concomitant decompression is necessary. HealthDay News — Minimally invasive surgery for spinal ...

Posterior-Only Spinal Fusion Feasible in Parkinson’s Disease For patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) with major spinal deformities, a posterior-only approach for spinal fusion from T2 to the sacrum ...

Spinal fusion is typically considered when chronic back pain stems from conditions like disc degeneration, spinal stenosis, or deformities such as scoliosis (Image: Canva) Back pain can cause ...

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 ...

"Posterior approach spine fusion has a number of inherent risks to patients' health and successful outcomes, as well as significant frustrations for surgeons, and those became the key objectives of ...