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Bone growth stimulators may help surgeons achieve higher fusion rates for challenging cervical and lumbar spine cases. In a multicenter, randomized, prospective Investigational Device Exemption study ...

Cervical myelopathy is a condition that compresses your spinal cord. This happens due to narrowing or pressure in your cervical spine, or the neck region of your backbone. This condition is the most ...

Follow-up data on patients with degenerative disease of the upper (cervical) spinal vertebrae show little or no evidence of worsening degeneration over time, according to a new study. Follow-up data ...

Surgery for spinal stenosis of the neck aims to relieve compression and improve symptoms. Spinal stenosis is a compression of nerves in the spine. The condition most commonly affects the lumbar spine, ...

Q. What is cervical stenosis? A. Cervical stenosis (stenosis means “narrowing”) occurs when there isn’t enough room in the neck’s spinal canal for the spinal cord. When the canal’s diameter decreases, ...

What is Klippel-Feil syndrome? This bone disorder happens when two or more of the spinal bones in your neck are abnormally joined. This condition is present from birth, although mild cases might only ...

Unlike nearly every mammal that has seven vertebrae in its neck no matter how long or short its neck, sloths stand out as oddballs with up to 10. Now it turns out sloths are part of the fold (sort of) ...