If you or a loved one are experiencing issues like spinal stenosis or an impacted disk, you may be considering spinal surgery. This may seem like a complicated operation with a very long recovery time ...

The Baton Rouge-based Spine Center of Louisiana has completed the city’s first Barricaid procedure, a technique designed to reduce the risk of reherniation following discectomy surgery. Orthopedic ...

A major medical milestone has been reached right here in the Borderland. A local neurosurgeon at UMC Surgical Hospital recently completed his 300th Oblique Lateral Interbody ...

As spine surgery continues to evolve with technological advances and a push toward value-based care, more procedures are shifting to ASCs. Amid new minimally invasive techniques, improved pain ...

The reported use of robotics and computer assistance in spine surgery initially saw steady increases, but in recent years those rates have flattened, according to the American Spine Registry’s 2026 ...

Bella Breslow's spinal surgery for scoliosis was so successful that not only is she back playing softball, she's added ...

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, ...

Narrowing of the spinal canal can make standing and walking unbearable. The chances of getting lumbar spinal stenosis increases with age. Options include pain medications, steroid injections and ...

Researcher found 80% of claim denials were ultimately reversed, reinforcing long-standing concerns raised by AAOS and patient advocates ...

Volume of spine procedures, pushed down last year by reactions to prominent studies questioning the efficacy of some treatments, is expected to bounce back in 2011, according to Matthew O’Brien, an ...

CPT codes for spine surgery may not always fit circumstances, and in some cases this prompts calls for reforms. One of those codes, CPT 62380 has the attention of some spine surgeons. The code, for ...