Sex-based anatomical differences in the pelvis make it essential that surgeons approach men and women differently when fusing ...

Many structural and pain problems associated with spinal disorders can be corrected with minimally invasive techniques. There are several advantages of using these procedures over traditional ...

Tigers Woods won the Masters championship on Sunday, one of the greatest comebacks in sports history, and he might have his spinal fusion surgery to thank for that. Woods, 43, had the procedure in ...

Several types of back surgery can help reduce back pain. Common procedures include spinal fusion, discectomy, and disk replacement. Recovery times may depend on the extent of the procedure. Share on ...

According to the North American Community Hub Statistics (NCHstats), back pain affects four in every five people in the United States. The discomfort and loss of mobility that it causes result in 264 ...

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 ...

Young patients with early-onset scoliosis, a dangerous curvature of the spine, have two options for surgery, but a new study finds one of the procedures results in fewer complications. For 8- to ...

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Texas Rangers left-hander Matt Harrison is recovering from spinal fusion surgery that could potentially end his career. Harrison had a planned lumbar disk fusion in his lower back ...

Recovery time from Lumbar disc replacement can be a few weeks to several months. It's safe to say Woods won't play golf the remainder of the calendar year, meaning he and Charlie won't tee it up at ...

Surgery for spinal stenosis of the neck aims to relieve compression and improve symptoms. Spinal stenosis is a compression of nerves in the spine. The condition most commonly affects the lumbar spine, ...

Actress Melissa Gilbert is set to undergo her fourth spinal surgery Thursday. The former "Little House on the Prairie" child star, 56, whose film "When We Last Spoke" was released last month, said in ...