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The authors believe the higher rate of complex fusions cannot be linked plausibly to a concomitant increase in spinal pathology. An editorialist notes that surgical fees for complex fusion can be ...

Spinal stenosis is characterized by narrowing of ... Pressure on the nerves in the lumbar region can also lead to cauda equina syndrome, which is extreme compression of the nerves at the end ...

Doctors can use MRI to examine a person’s lower spine, lumbar region, and surrounding tissues. MRI of the spine can show spinal alignment, lumbar disk herniation, inflammation, and more.

In this review of arguments for or against choosing a specific type of treatment for a patient with lumbar spinal stenosis nine randomized trials (RCTs) were appraised. The main argument for ...

There are 7 cervical vertebrae in the cervical region. There are 12 thoracic vertebrae in the ... including degenerative disc disease, spinal stenosis, arthritis, fibromyalgia, and scoliosis. The ...

Gophers wrestler Brandon Sitch’s career came to an end recently when University of Minnesota doctors diagnosed him with spinal stenosis, or the narrowing of the spine. The disorder causes the spinal ...

Valley Healthcare is the first hospital in the state to use the TOPS system for spinal stenosis and spondylolisthesis, Cody Enterprise reported April 14. The patient was a 67-year-old woman who had ...