From endoscopic spine to cervical laminoplasty, spine surgeons discuss the procedures that they want to see gain prominence. Ask Spine Surgeons is a weekly series of questions posed to spine surgeons ...

When Jim Foster, a retired basketball coach, injured his back at age 72, he faced debilitating pain that made daily ...

Lumbar laminectomy is a type of spinal procedure which aims to relieve stenosis (narrowing of the spinal canal) or other forms of compression of the spinal canal at the level of the low back (lumbar ...

Chronic back pain affects millions of people worldwide, interfering with work, daily activities, and overall quality of life.

Aim: The aim of this study was to describe a novel small parallel orthopedic surgical robot and evaluate its feasibility in assisting surgeons during percutaneous lumbar laminectomy on cadaveric ...

If it happens, you may need another operation to fix it. Laminectomy. This is the most common surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis. In this procedure, a surgeon removes parts of the bone ...

The procedure, which is formally referred to as an endoscopic laminectomy, allows surgeons to remove part of the patient's spine in order to relieve pressure on the spinal cord or nerves.

Laminectomy is a type of spinal decompression surgery where a surgeon removes the bony arch from one or more of your spinal bones (vertebrae). This widens the space around your spine and can help ...

including spinal fusion and/or laminectomy or vertebroplasty, over a recent 3-year period, according to an analysis of Medicare claims data from the Lown Institute. If unnecessary, such procedures ...

The surgical approach included unilateral laminectomy with bilateral decompression (UBE-ULBD ... surgeon who had independently performed more than 800 open lumbar decompression surgeries and completed ...