Spine surgery is a broad field encompassing ... and a quicker recovery time in comparison with more extensive surgeries such as spinal fusion. However, the term “easy” is relative and varies ...

It is unclear how the two decision rules compare in terms of clinical performance. Among the 8283 patients, 169 (2.0 percent) had clinically important cervical-spine injuries. In 845 (10.2 percent ...

Retrolisthesis is when a single vertebra in the back slips backward or underneath a disc. Factors, such as injuries, can contribute. Treatment usually involves physical therapy, and in severe ...

The primary movement of the thoracic spine is rotation. The other movements — flexion, extension, and side bending — are considerably smaller in range in comparison to the movement of the ...

Spinal disks are rubbery pads between the vertebrae, the specialized bones that make up the spinal column. Doctors call them intervertebral disks. Each disk is a flat, circular capsule about an ...

Birds, reptiles and amphibians have varying number of vertebrae in their necks, swans have 22-25, but mammals, regardless of size of animal or the animal's neck, only have seven. Aberrant neck ...

Surgeons in Beijing, China, have successfully implanted an artificial, 3D-printed vertebra replacement in a young boy with bone cancer. They say it is the first time such a procedure has ever been ...