Doctors at Powell Valley Healthcare successfully performed a first-in-the-state surgical procedure using a recently approved ...

An estimated 18,000 people in the United States annually suffer from new injuries to their spinal cords. Unfortunately for ...

In November 2018 an Irish spinal surgeon travelled to Portugal for a conference featuring some of the world’s top scoliosis ...

Implantation of unapproved springs to treat scoliosis in children occurred without either ethical approval or formal approval ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - Surgery may not be the answer for those suffering from back pain, according to local medical experts. The ...

Kylen Granson’s fiance Daisy Foko wears many different hats. The Texas native is an inventor, an influencer and a podcaster.

Following an eight hour surgery that fused 13 vertebrae with two rods and 26 screws, Samuel Buchholz returned to the ...

Brianna suffered from extreme scoliosis and had tumours on her spine, further exasperating her condition. She had to be taken ...

Researchers at University of Tsukuba investigated the mechanism by which posterior spinal fixation, a technique that fixes the infected vertebrae by sandwiching them between normal vertebrae, ...

When the tissue heals, it forms a single, straightened bone. The surgeon may also attach a metal rod to the spine after surgery to ensure that the bone remains straight while healing. Most people ...

Chronic back or neck pain unresponsive to non-surgical treatments, numbness or weakness in limbs, loss of mobility, and loss of bladder or bowel control may necessitate spine surgery. Consulting a ...