Christopher Shaffrey, MD, has seen spine care evolve through rapid innovation.  But as outcomes and complication rates face greater scrutiny, the chief of the spine division at Durham, N.C.-based Duke ...

Lumbar decompression surgery aims to release compressed nerves in the lower back. This procedure may ease pain and improve mobility in those with spinal conditions. Conditions such as herniated disks, ...

As spine surgery continues to evolve with technological advances and a push toward value-based care, more procedures are shifting to ASCs. Amid new minimally invasive techniques, improved pain ...

Kern Singh, MD, professor and chief of spine surgery at Chicago-based Rush University Medical Center, has been performing outpatient spine procedures for almost two decades, long enough to see the ...

As spine surgery steadily moves toward outpatient settings, the factors limiting broader adoption are no longer primarily clinical. Advances in surgical technique, anesthesia and pain management have ...

An endoscopic neurectomy is a minimally invasive procedure that strategically cuts the medial branch nerves (small nerves on your facet joints). We offer endoscopic neurectomies for low back pain.

Lower back surgery represents a life-changing decision that demands careful consideration. While many view surgery as a solution to chronic pain, understanding these seven critical facts helps create ...

An emerging type of minimally invasive spine surgery reduces the use of pain medication in patients' recovery compared to those who undergo other less minimally invasive spine surgery, which use ...

The Dynamis is an integrated, navigation-based robotic platform designed to support a wide range of spine surgical procedures ...

Ascension’s Dell Children’s Medical Center North Campus is changing the future of medical procedures by becoming the first pediatric hospital in the world to provide robotic spine surgeries. “The ...

South Punjab has witnessed its first successful endoscopic spine surgery, eliminating the need for patients to travel to Lahore, Islamabad, or Karachi for this advanced procedure. The landmark surgery ...