Surgical treatments for spinal stenosis include laminectomy, discectomy, and spinal fusion. A doctor may recommend surgery for spinal stenosis in severe cases or if nonsurgical methods do not help ...

Scoliosis is the medical term for a sideways curvature of the spine. Spinal fusion surgery (SFS) for scoliosis fuses two or more vertebrae together to help straighten the spine and prevent the ...

Common types of spine surgery include laminectomy, vertebroplasty, and spinal fusion. Certain procedures are better suited for certain types of damage. There are many types of spine surgery, but most ...

Scoliosis, the sideways curvature of the spine, affects millions of adolescents in the United States each year. The majority of them will not require any treatment, and only a small percentage will ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – A Rose Hill teenager is recovering and walking following the first successful Vertebral Body Tethering (VBT) procedure in the state of Kansas. Isabella Hillman, 14, has ...

Spinal decompression therapy helps relieve pressure along the spine and soothe related pain and discomfort. The phrase “spinal decompression” refers broadly to a set of nonsurgical and surgical ...

CARLSBAD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Spinal Elements, a Carlsbad, CA-based medical device company focused on spine surgery procedures, today introduced its MIS Ultra™ platform of products and procedures ...