When pseudoarthrosis affects the cervical or lumbar spine, it means that two vertebrae did not grow together after surgery to fuse them (spinal fusion). Failed spinal fusions are usually due to issues ...

PEKK, which stands for polyetherketoneke tone, is a polymer that can be used in spinal fusion surgeries to replace degenerated and rotten discs and rebuild new spinal segments.

Murray says the traditional spinal fusion causes a lot of trauma ... not two to four, and recovery overall is much faster. Jan's crippling pain vanished immediately. "I was standing straight ...

One year afterwards, the revision rates were similar between the discectomy (9.75%) and laminectomy (9.69%) groups. The final spinal fusion surgery rates were also similar between the groups (11.25% ...

Kyphosis and lordosis are abnormal curvatures of the spine that can affect posture and mobility. The two conditions differ not only by the location of the spinal curvature but also by their causes, ...

To come up with a rapid and minimally invasive way to judge injury severity and a person’s potential for recovery, researchers analyzed DNA and proteins in the blood of 50 people with spinal ...

“With the new blood test, we are trying to bring a precision medicine framework to spinal cord injury with something that tells you about injury severity and can hopefully predict neurological ...