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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 ...

Even as he flourished academically and professionally, Luigi Mangione struggled with debilitating pain from a spinal condition and expressed contempt for the U.S. health-care system.

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 ...

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

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

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 ...