Spinal fusion has long been “the gold standard” in spine surgery, but motion-preserving techniques have become more attractive to physicians and patients in recent years. Spine surgeons discuss how ...

With 25 years since disc replacement was debuted in the U.S., Scott Blumenthal, MD, is looking forward to new opportunities ahead. Dr. Blumenthal of Texas Back Institute in Plano, has made important ...

That’s the premise behind bifocal spinal surgery — tackling two separate regions (say, cervical and thoracic) in a single, all-out session.

A young amateur wrestler presented with a burst fracture of the seventh cervical vertebra with complete paraplegia. He was treated with surgery for spine stabilisation and was actively rehabilitated.

What's an X-Ray? An X-ray is a safe and painless test that uses a small amount of radiation to make an image of bones, organs, and other parts of the body. The X-ray image is black and white. Dense ...

Every morning you wake up with that familiar ache in your neck and shoulders, a dull throb that’s become as routine as your morning coffee. Throughout the day, you catch yourself rolling your ...

HSS is the #1 orthopedic hospital in the U.S. and a national leader in rheumatology. This content was created by our physicians and experts. A 28-year-old woman with spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia ...

Objective Over the past decades, the incidence of surgery for rheumatoid arthritis (RA)-associated cervical spine deformity decreased. Infliximab has been observed as a protective treatment for joint ...

What Is the Cervical Spine? Where Is the Cervical Spine Located? A long, flexible column extending through most of your upper body, the spinal column consists of seven bones called vertebrae. The ...