Arthrex's technology allows surgeons to remove the herniated part of the disc through a single incision of less than one centimeter. Lumbar spine disc herniations were previously treated utilizing a ...

More research is needed to confirm gray matter, the darker tissue found in the brain and spinal cord, “as a potential disease ...

Now that they have grown a notochord—albeit a simple one—the researchers hope this lab-grown spinal tissue will give us insights into spine-related birth defects and other intervertebral discs ...