Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . CHICAGO — Prolonged opioid use prior to anterior cervical discectomy and fusion may increase the risk for ...

Degeneration Similar With, Without Disc Prosthesis Surgery Patients undergoing inpatient lumbar discectomy have significantly higher overall complication rates than those treated as outpatients.

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. MANCHESTER — Obese patients had similar complication ...

March 11, 2009 (San Diego, California) — Oxygen/ozone injections into herniated lumbar discs are equal in efficacy to surgical discectomy in the areas of pain relief and function outcome, but the ...

Several studies published in the last decade examine the safety and efficacy of spine surgery in the outpatient ASC. Pugley et al. used the American College of Surgeons National Quality Improvement ...

Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion is a surgical procedure performed to remove a herniated or degenerative disc in the cervical spine. While this procedure has been present in hospitals for some ...

(HealthDay News) — Patients aged ≥65 years have a higher likelihood of complications when undergoing anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF), compared to younger patients, according to research ...

In comparison with open surgery, while minimally invasive surgery for cervical or lumbar discectomy may speed up recovery and reduce post-operative pain, it does not improve long-term function or ...

From clinical outcomes to costs, here are the key discoveries in spine surgery this year: 1. A study from Plano-based Texas Back Institute found positive clinical results for patients having hybrid ...

Surgery to remove multiple herniated or degenerated discs in the neck, a procedure known as anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF), can be safely performed in an outpatient setting in select ...

DePuy Synthes today announced the launch of CONCORDE™ Clear MIS Discectomy Device, a surgical solution designed to simplify discectomy in minimally invasive spinal fusion surgery. Now available in ...