As people get older, the intervertebral discs in their spine tend to deteriorate, some of which end up being surgically replaced with implants. A new patient-specific spinal model, however, could help ...

Spark Spine earned a Notice of Allowance from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for its proprietary spinal implant architectures, according to a Jan. 22 news release. The claims cover key aspects ...

Researchers identify bone-forming cells as the driver of scoliosis caused by a genetic disorder, which can be prevented ...

Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion is widely used to treat spinal disorders. The fusion involves placing a bone graft or 'cage' and/or implants where the surgically removed damaged disc was ...

Spinal deformities such as scoliosis and kyphosis are among the most serious complications of neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1), a genetic disorder that affects about one in 3,000 people. These ...

Nearly 3 in 10 adults in the U.S. have experienced lower back pain in any three-month period, making it the most common musculoskeletal pain. Nearly 3 in 10 adults in the United States have ...

The first organized stem cell culture model that resembles all three sections of the embryonic brain and spinal cord, and produces a full model of the early stages of the human central nervous system, ...

Kern Singh, MD, professor and chief of spine surgery at Chicago-based Rush University Medical Center, has been performing outpatient spine procedures for almost two decades, long enough to see the ...