Traditionally, the surgical management of degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis consisted of decompressive laminectomy alone. In 1985, Lombardi and colleagues [7] reported the results of 47 ...

India is emerging as a leader in robotic spine surgery, with surgeons developing advanced techniques that combine precision, ...

They performed emergency surgery, decompressive laminectomy, on my spine to remove the tumor. On February 19, 2013 the doctor performed a bone marrow biopsy which discovered that I had multiple ...

An MRI of the lumbosacral spine revealed an extensive lumbar epidural hematoma (Figure). The patient underwent decompressive laminectomy of T12-L1. Sagittal and axial sequence. Epidural hematoma T5-T6 ...

Once a patient returns to the neurological intensive care unit (NICU) after surgery, nursing care is aimed at preventing increased ICP and providing supportive care. In the intensive care unit ...

So, when I was introduced to the Chirp Contour Decompression Table ($549), I was intrigued. This sleek, at-home device promises to gently stretch your spine, relieve pressure, and melt tension in ...

Deep-diving whales and other marine mammals can get the bends—the same painful and potentially life-threatening decompression sickness that strikes scuba divers who surface too quickly.

Pune: As Pune swelters under a heatwave, with daytime temperatures consistently soaring above 40°C on most days, neurologists are witnessing a worrisome trend — an uptick in cases of cerebral ...

Medicare coverage includes common types of back surgeries like discectomy, laminectomy, and spinal fusion, but patients should confirm with their doctor that their specific procedure is covered.

‌Your spine is made up of 33 vertebrae. Each one has openings that let nerves from your spinal cord pass through to other parts of the body. When these openings, called neural foramina, get ...