Spinal stenosis is a narrowing of the spinal canal that causes compression of the spinal cord and/or nerve roots. Resulting pain and numbness (in the hands, arms, legs, and/or feet) can vary depending ...

Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) is a type of spine surgery used for the treatment of neck or arm pain caused by cervical radiculopathy. This surgery involves the removal of a protruding ...

Background: Penetrating craniovertebral junction (CVJ) injuries are rare. The mortality rate of these lesions is extremely high due to the complex anatomy of the region composed of a conglomerate of ...

Objectives To develop the CT Syndesmophyte Score (CTSS) for low-dose CT (ldCT ... and change scores 2 (7), 12 (18) and 3 (4) for the cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine, respectively. Scores of reader ...

The neck, or cervical spine, is a critical part of the body that supports the head and facilitates a wide range of motion. When a nerve in this area becomes compressed or irritated, it can lead to ...

Treatment for kyphosis ranges from back exercises and physical therapy in mild cases to surgery to correct severe curvature. Lordosis, also called swayback, is the forward curving of your spine in the ...

NG101 was generally safe with no treatment-related deaths reported. For individuals with recent acute cervical spinal cord injuries, treatment with a novel neuroregenerative therapeutic was ...

Objectives Degenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM) involves extrinsic spinal cord compression causing tissue injury and neurological dysfunction. Asymptomatic spinal cord compression (ASCC) is more ...

Rachael Robinson said her daughter's near-death experience 'put life in perspective', so they pulled her out of school and ...

A CT scan showed no worsening of Thomas's head injury, but a cervical spine fracture was detected. Police have taken swift ...

Spinal tumors in children are very rare. They can be malignant (cancerous) or benign (non cancerous). As spine tumors grow, they can put pressure on the spinal cord, resulting in neurologic symptoms.

[76] With regard to the detection of primary lesions, FDG-PET demonstrated superior results (sensitivity of 96.7%) to CT/MRI (sensitivity ... of untreated advanced cervical cancer and restaging ...