When a piece of hardware – like a screw – needs to be inserted into a patient’s spine, it’s important that it is placed in ...

Pseudoarthrosis occurs when bones don’t heal after a fracture or bone surgery. When pseudoarthrosis ... which is called internal fixation. Though uncommon, a severe spinal fracture or deformity may ...

The parents of a boy who had an unapproved spring implanted in a spinal surgery without their consent or knowledge have said the event amounts to a "complete breach of parental trust". In a ...

This applies in the context of both the issues that are the subject of this review and the ongoing wider challenges being experienced in the provision of spinal surgery services at CHI," it said.

Background Treatment options for cervical internal carotid artery (c-ICA) occlusion in tandem occlusions (TOs) include emergent carotid artery stenting (eCAS) and angioplasty. We attempted to ...

[4] In the average sized patient, a screw length of approximately 14 to 16 mm will usually achieve safe bicortical fixation without ... the issue of posterior cervical spine instrumentation.

Only rarely, however, does such a hemangioma cause spinal-cord compression. Myelocompression by hemangioma of the cervical vertebral bodies is particularly unusual. Since early recognition and ...

Methods: All relevant research publications on dysphagia occurring after cervical spine surgery were retrieved from the Web of Science Core Collection database. Literature coupling, co-citation and co ...

I understand the critical nature of his work, yet I am still trying to comprehend the intricacies and life-altering impact of spine surgery. Because of this complexity, spine surgeries can take ...

VB Spine aims to address critical needs in spine surgery and deliver meaningful improvements in patients’ lives. VB Spine’s value proposition to all stakeholders lies in its comprehensive ...

David Noriega said, "Limiting unintended stress during thoracolumbar fusion surgery is essential to reducing complications like screw loosening and implant failure. Optimizing the fixation process ...