When a herniated disc occurs, one of the cushions (discs) between the vertebrae (bones) of your spine swells. Here are the basic facts: The nucleus of a spinal disc is soft and jellylike, and it is surrounded by a tough rubbery outside material. An “annular...
A lumbar discectomy is a surgical marvel. Your surgeon will remove a herniated or degenerative disc in your lower spine that’s pressing on a nerve, all carefully and safely accomplished through an incision in your back. Here’s the important part: it eases pressure on your spinal...
The first awake spinal fusion with Wenzel Spine's VariLift-LX interbody implant has been completed, the company said in a July 21 news release. The minimally invasive spine surgery was performed by Ahmer Ghori, MD, of Orthopaedics Northeast in Fort Wayne, Ind. Continue Reading...
Did you know that 72.3 million U.S. adults — or 28 percent of the adult population nationwide — suffer from chronic low back pain (CLBP) nearly every year? More than three-fourths (76 percent) say it has interfered with their ability to complete everyday tasks. What’s more:...
New discoveries, technologies, and techniques are aiding spine surgeons in successfully completing surgeries on patients who are awake through the entire procedure. In fact, these “awake” spinal fusions generally take only two to two hours, with up and walking before the end of the day...
A growing number of spine surgeons are using minimally invasive methods and cutting edge back-surgery strategies and technologies to help patients recover faster and reduce complications after spine surgery. Some of the new technologies that we are seeing include the use of robots for placement of...
