Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Posterior facet replacement had a higher rate of clinical success for the overall composite measure vs. fusion.

A study in the Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine evaluated the effectiveness of using local anesthetic in endoscopic posterior decompression procedures for lumbar spinal stenosis patients. The study ...

Researchers found significantly higher postoperative volumetric paraspinal muscle atrophy with lumbar spine fusion, posterior procedures and non-minimally invasive fusion compared with decompression ...

Cell Saver Not Cost-Effective in Single-Level Lumbar Surgery Use of intraoperative blood salvage (cell saver) is not cost-effective for adult patients undergoing single-level posterior lumbar ...

A reverse hyperextension machine, also known as an RH machine or a reverse hyper, is an exercise machine that provides spinal decompression and strengthening of the posterior chain muscles — erector ...

(HealthDay News) — The risk of developing postoperative urinary retention (POUR) after posterior lumbar spine surgery is approximately 5%, with certain patient factors associated with higher risk, ...