Results showed anterior lumbar interbody fusion with posterior pedicle screw fixation may be effective and cost efficient and pose minimal complications within the immediate postoperative period when ...

It's estimated that 4 out of 5 adults will have an attack of back pain at some point in their lives. That's the bad news. The good news is that 80% of the time, simple back and neck pain can go away ...

Alliance Orthopedics is excited to welcome Dr. Gino Chiappetta, M.D., to its team of distinguished providers. Gino Chiappetta brings over 18 years of excellence in delivering elite spine care. We are ...

Here are 40 spine devices and technologies earning FDA clearances in 2025. Note: This is not an exhaustive list. 1. SurGenTec earned FDA 510(k) clearance for its OsteoFlo HydroFiber to be used as a ...

Spine surgeon Matthew Follett, MD, was the first in the U.S. to use a new anterior cervical discectomy device from Alphatec. Dr. Follett, of Synergy Orthopedic Specialists in San Diego, used ...

Around four years ago, Hannah Polach, 42, began experiencing numbness and tingling in her arms that would wake her from a ...

Spinal epidural abscess (SEA) is a serious infection of the central nervous system that typically presents with midline back pain, fever and neurological deficits. We report a rare case of an ...

Health First's board of directors this week approved plans for a new orthopedics and spine institute as well as a same-day ...

Really terrific study. And spoiler alert, it shows that heparin may simply not matter for routine 1–3 level lumbar fusions.

On the 15-time major champion's birthday, Bob Harig reminisces while also asking if there could have been even more success ...

Jason M. Cuellar, MD, PhD is a fellowship-trained, board-certified orthopedic spinal surgeon. He attended medical school at Stanford University, residency training at NYU-Hospital for joint diseases ...

Degenerative lumbar central spinal stenosis (DLCCS) patients — often elderly, often frail — have a way of turning even well-planned surgeries into suction-canister marathons.