Spine

A new study published in the Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine examines lumbar spinal decompression among patients who are 65 years or older.

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates wrote a review on the book by late Stanford neurosurgeon Paul Kalanithi, MD, which he labeled "amazing," on gatesnotes.

Warsaw, Ind.-based OrthoPediatrics Corp. sponsored the 3rd International Children's Spine Symposium in Orlando, Fla., from March 3 to 4, 2017.

It is not uncommon that patients seeking care for back and neck pain will report a lengthy and often frustrating process of getting relief.

A spine fracture leads to a downward spiral of complications for elderly people, often resulting in death.

Here are eight things for spinal surgeons to know for March 9, 2017.

A new study published in Spinal Deformity examines the timing of complications for adult spinal deformity correction.

Karsten Ritter-Lang, MD, and Jan Spiller, MD, published their book, To Fuse or Not to Fuse: How Artificial Disc Replacement, Hybrid Fusion, and Fusion Alternatives are Changing the World of Spinal Fusion.

A new study published in Spine examines the frailty index as a predictor for cervical spinal fusion patients' outcomes.

A study published in Spine compared patient, parent and surgeon preoperative concerns prior to posterior spinal fusion to treat adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.