As many spine procedures become more minimally invasive, they’re also in a good position to grow in the ASC setting. Ask Spine Surgeons is a weekly series of questions posed to spine surgeons around ...

Disks are the round cushions that sit between the bones of your spine (vertebrae ... to get artificial disk surgery because it only works on a few disks in your lower back.

Medically reviewed by David Kesselman, DC Spinal stenosis is a narrowing of the spinal canal which houses the nerves and ...

We treat all diseases of the cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine, including: We take pride in carefully evaluating our patients and helping them determine whether surgery is their best option. We also ...

This is the most common surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis ... but the procedure can make your spine less stable. If that happens, you’ll probably need a spinal fusion as well.

The lumbar spine includes the five vertebrae in your lower back numbered L1 to L5. These bones help provide mobility and stability to your back and spinal column and are an attachment point for ...

UAB Hospital is the only Level 1 Trauma Center verified by the American College of Surgeons in the state of Alabama as well as a tertiary referral center for reconstructive spine surgery. And, with ...

Lumbar disc hernias can be alleviated with conservative treatments such as painkillers in around 80% of cases, but for the remaining 20%, surgery was the only way to control the pain. However ...

SynerFuse, in partnership with the Minneapolis-based University of Minnesota, South Bend (Ind.) Orthopaedics and RQM+, has completed the first proof-of-concept study of its electric transforaminal ...