If you needed another reason to check pre-op labs beyond the obligatory hemoglobin squint, here it is: iron deficiency anemia (IDA) may be quietly sabotaging your lumbar fusion patients — and the fix ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The desire for a minimally invasive technique to restore intervertebral disc height for indirect decompression ...

Patients who underwent lumbar spinal fusion surgery had nearly a three times greater risk of developing deep surgical-site infections if they had previous surgery in the same area, Dutch researchers ...

LEWISVILLE, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Orthofix Medical Inc. (NASDAQ:OFIX), a leading global spine and orthopedics company, today announced the publication of new data from a prospective, multicenter ...

"Low bone density is a known risk factor for vertebral fractures, and there is a recent emphasis by spinal surgeons to evaluate and treat this prior to elective spine fusion." Spinal fusion is a very ...

A new study led by orthopedic spine surgeon Steven J. Girdler, MD, of DISC Surgery Center, shows that even the most complex spinal fusions--anterior-posterior lumbar interbody fusions (ALIF + PSF, ...

April 30, 2012 (Miami, Florida) — Lumbar spinal fusion plus laminectomy appears to be a better option than laminectomy alone in terms of quality of life for patients with degenerative grade I ...

Todd Lanman, MD, became the first spine surgeon in the U.S. to reverse a patient’s lumbar spinal fusion and return them to full motion by implanting an artificial disc, according to a March 25 news ...