1. Bundled payments from private insurers were a viable option for lumbar spinal fusion patients, according to a study published in the January 2024 issue of Spine. The study looked at lumbar spinal ...

Recruitment of participants is based on those adults who fulfil clinical criteria to undergo thoracolumbar spinal fusion as determined by the attending physicians. After satisfying inclusion/exclusion ...

Outcome measures Annual rates of simple (microsurgical discectomy, decompression) and complex surgical procedures (fusion, disc prosthesis) in the lumbar spine. Results The rate of lumbar ...

His posts indicate he had spinal fusion surgery in 2023. It is unclear whether it was successful. “There are lots of doctors who perform bad surgery and then abandon patients or blame them for t ...

While you may know that the World Health Organization (WHO) reports that low back pain is the leading cause of disability ...

Mangione may have had bad experiences with the health-care system that could have provided a motivation for the shooting of ...

The man charged with killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson posted online in recent years about undergoing spinal surgery and struggling with chronic back pain, numbness and restless sleep, ...

A local surgeon recently made medical history by implementing a new spine implant. In late October Dr. Garrick Cason of ...

Spinal fusion surgery involves inserting bone or a bonelike material into the space between two spinal bones, then connecting the grafts and the bones with metal plates, screws or rods.

Spinal fusion – It may be performed as part of another surgery. Severe scoliosis or kyphosis may require the fusion of multiple vertebrae to stabilize and straighten the spine. We perform more than ...