From clinical outcomes to costs, here are the key discoveries in spine surgery this year: 1. A study from Plano-based Texas Back Institute found positive clinical results for patients having hybrid ...

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 ...

Ilyas S. Aleem, MD, MSc, emphasizes the importance of meticulous wound closure in spinal surgery, as it directly impacts patients' perceptions of their surgery and recovery. Reflecting on patient ...

This national database deep-dive tackles the question: What actually happens when dialysis-dependent patients go under the knife for posterior cervical decompression and fusion (PCDF)? It’s exactly ...

Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) may be the most familiar play in the cervical spine playbook, but pseudarthrosis remains its most stubborn plot twist. Despite solid implants, pristine ...

Endoscopic Spine Institute of New York and Lenox Hill Hospital are partnering, according to a June 28 Instagram post from Sanjay Konakondla, MD, and Albert Telfeian, MD, PhD. The partnership between ...

Cervical myelopathy is a term used to describe the compression of your cervical spinal cord, the long band of tissue that carries signals from your brain to the rest of your body. Depending on the ...