WILLOW SPRINGS, Ill. (WGN) — There has been an extraordinary step forward in the treatment of spinal cord injuries. For the patients who come through the door of the Next Steps clinic in ...

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 ...

Luke, who suffers from type 1 spinal muscular atrophy, was operated on in July 2020 aged two. “We trusted CHI to do right by Luke by delivering safe, comprehensive and appropriate care to him ...

The chair of the Children's Health Ireland (CHI) Board, Jim Browne, has stepped down from his role after a report found that the use of non-medical grade springs in child spine surgeries was ...

A "first of its kind" surgery developed in Minnesota to provide relief from debilitating back pain is one step closer to FDA approval. WCCO first learned about SynerFuse in 2023 after a patient ...

Spinal extradural arachnoid cyst (SEDAC) develops from a protrusion of the arachnoid through a defect in the dura mater in young adulthood. Its location is variable. It is a rare cause of spinal cord ...

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a disorder affecting the motor neurons—nerve cells that control voluntary muscle movement. These cells are located in the spinal cord. Because the muscles cannot ...