Spine surgery has no shortage of innovation. New implants appear, new navigation systems gain traction and AI keeps inching closer to daily practice. But J. Patrick Johnson, MD, believes the long-term ...

Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, in collaboration with other leading institutions across the ...

Marc Greenberg, MD, a minimally invasive spine surgeon at Providence, R.I.-based University Orthopedics, has operated in some of the most complex environments in spine surgery, but when he talks about ...

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit revived a spine patent case over an expert testimony in the initial litigation, according to a Jan. 21 VitalLaw report. The court’s opinion, filed Jan ...

No significant association was seen between type of index operation and need for revision surgery among patients with degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis (DLSS), according to a cohort study. Among 328 ...

A 58-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital 3 weeks after lumbar surgery because of diplopia and fever. Left leg pain and a rash had preceded the fever and diplopia. A diagnosis was made.

Facet arthropathy is another name for osteoarthritis in your facet joints. It's a type of arthritis in the facet joints of your spine. These joints allow you to turn and bend your spine and are ...