A new position statement from the International Osteoporosis Foundation's (IOF) Committee of Scientific Advisors Fracture ...

The Synergy Disc, a cervical disc replacement device from Synergy Spine Solutions, has been used in 100 cervical disc replacement procedures in the U.S. following FDA approval earlier this year. The ...

Some types of neck surgery include cervical discectomy, cervical fusion, cervical disc replacement, and laminectomy. These procedures address a variety of conditions affecting the top part of the ...

Lauren Matteini, MD, now approaches many cervical spine cases by trying to disqualify the operation she would prefer to perform. The operation is cervical disc replacement. “In my practice now, I’m ...

According to the North American Community Hub Statistics (NCHstats), back pain affects four in every five people in the United States. The discomfort and loss of mobility that it causes result in 264 ...

Spine surgery is a broad field encompassing various procedures that help address different spinal conditions. There are various types of spine surgery, including artificial disk replacement and spinal ...

ACDF is a surgery where a surgeon removes a problematic disc from the neck by making an incision on the front, and fuses the vertebrae above and below the removed disc. An ACDF is a common procedure ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Image Credit: WWE Kurt Angle is tentatively planning on having another surgery. Angle continues to deal with some health issues in ...

Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH) is a non-inflammatory disorder that causes spinal ankylosis, predisposing ...