To treat some back or spine problems, doctors will recommend spine fusion (also called back fusion). Back fusion can treat fractured vertebrae, degenerative disc disease, scoliosis, spinal pain, ...

Understanding spinal fusion means knowing the procedure, recovery process, potential risks, and how it can help treat chronic back or neck pain effectively.

Deidre Romer, a 15-year-old from the Bahamas, was living a healthy life with her family when a diagnosis changed everything.

At the Neurosurgery & Spine Group (NSG), based in Los Angeles, neurosurgeons Dr. Jared Ament and Dr. Amir Vokshoor have ...

Locke shared a meeting with his surgeon, Dr. Chad Prusmack, on Feb. 10 after surgery. The degenerated discs in Locke's L4 and ...

Aurora Spine today announced surgeons have performed the first procedures using the company’s Aero Lumbar Fusion System.

One that fuses the spine without rods and screws. “Instead of putting in rods and screws, I take these tiny little needles, and I curve them through one bone, through the spacer, into the other ...

FRIDAY, July 12, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Diabetes can make lumbar spinal fusion surgery much more likely to fail, a new study says. ... In the procedure, surgeons use screws, ...

A revolutionary spinal fusion surgery is being developed in Southwest Florida, offering an alternative to traditional procedures that require rods and screws. Ana Algner, a patient struggling with ...