Surgery Center, part of Harford HealthCare, became the first ASC in the state to earn dual Advanced Orthopedic Certification in both Total Joint Replacement and Complex Spine Surgery. The ...

New technique preserves major nerves, blood vessels, and other critical structures in a hard-to-access area. In a ...

From clinical safety trials to cost-effectiveness measures, here are 10 spine studies to know since March 14. 1. Cervical disc replacement is a safe option across all obesity levels compared to ...

Multivariate logistic regression analysis indicated that, in comparison to the control group, postoperative constipation ...

We retrospectively reviewed the cases of 14 patients who had anterior cervical spine surgery by the retropharyngeal approach between April 1996 and April 1998. The review was conducted in a manner ...

Various techniques have been proposed for the anterior approach to the upper and lower cervical spine. These have included the transoral approach to the atlas and axis, [1,2] the mandible and ...

Cervical discectomy and fusion are among the most common spinal surgeries in the United States. A 2018 study reports that between 2006 and 2013, surgeons performed 1,059,403 anterior cervical ...

Researchers also reviewed studies into chronic pain after spinal surgery in 2023. They evaluated 85,643 people across 16 studies.

Spine surgery is one of the most complex types of surgery, given that the spine, spinal cord and central nervous system are all intertwined within the spinal column. Spine surgeons must undergo ...