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Meeker, Colo.-based Pioneers Medical Center now offers the TOPS system for lumbar spine surgery. The TOPS posterior arthroplasty system helps maintain stability and preserve motion. It can be used for ...

Background: Beside symptoms and clinical signs radiological findings are crucial in the diagnosis of lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS). We investigate which quantitative radiological signs are ...

TLIF was shown to result in a lower complication rate, and PLIF was associated with an increased risk of durotomy. In addition, low-quality evidence showed that the PLIF required longer operative ...

The spine consists of bones called vertebrae and discs between two bones. The disc is an avascular structure – meaning it has ...

Dr. J. Alex Sielatycki, a fellowship-trained spine surgeon at (PMC) in Meeker, started performing surgeries using the ...

Other causes include hardening of the posterior longitudinal ligament or the ligamentum flavum, which are soft tissue bands that normally help support the cervical spine. Sometimes people are born ...

Five spine surgeons reflect on patient cases that left a significant impression on them in 2024. Ask Spine Surgeons is a weekly series of questions posed to spine surgeons around the country about ...

In patients who suffer symptoms of root irritation or spinal cord compression, most frequent in AARA with posterior herniation of the nucleus pulposi, operative intervention can be indicated.4 ...