Spinal Simplicity launched its Patriot-SI standalone posterior sacroiliac joint fusion implant. The implant is made from 3D-printed titanium alloy and is fully hydroxyapatite-coating, according to a ...

A midsagittal view of the cervical spine (Panel B) shows spinal cord edema and hemorrhage extending caudally and rostrally from the level of spondylolisthesis. The anterior and posterior ...

Disk herniations most often occur posterior laterally, where they compress the exiting nerve root at that level. Straight posterior disk herniations, although less common, may result in direct spinal ...

The goal of surgery is to relieve pressure on the spinal cord by decompressing the spinal canal. There are two main approaches to surgery: the posterior approach, in which a portion of the posterior ...

It's at the posterior aspect of his vertebral body, kind of at the end plates posteriorly. What this does is it gives me a great view of his spinal cord, which is right under there. That's where ...

Posterior spinal artery aneurysms -- a blood-filled swelling of the spinal cord artery, caused by a weakening and distension of the vessel wall -- are rare, with only 12 cases reported to date.