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 ...

Surgeons use a bony projection at the back of each vertebra called the spinous process to check the robot’s accuracy, laying ...

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 ...

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 ...

Routinely collected data on patients undergoing spinal fusion surgery do not provide a valid basis for assessing and comparing hospital performance on patient safety outcomes, reports a study in Spine ...

A neurosurgeon says there is a new procedure that has been shown to reduce back pain for patients suffering from spinal stenosis and is considered an alternative to spinal fusion surgery. TOPS, which ...