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.

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

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 ...

I feel like, for anybody who suffered from lower back pain for decades ... the 'Road to Recovery' After Second Back Surgery in 3 Months Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion surgery is a procedure ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

which features insight into surgical trends and patient data for the advancement of spine surgery science and patient care, according to a press release.

Symptoms of nerve compression can occur at the site of the compression or further away from the spine. Radiculopathy can occur in the neck, upper back and lower back/buttocks ... prior spine surgery ...