Two surgical procedures are performed commonly in patients afflicted with chronic low back pain and degenerated disks: spinal fusion ... and exhibited degenerative intervertebral disk changes ...

The most common cause of spinal stenosis is "wear and tear arthritis" (called osteoarthritis), though there are other possibilities, including bulging discs. Spinal stenosis can be a congenital ...

e.g., disc protrusion or hypertrophic facet joint degeneration, are used to describe abnormalities in the lumbar spine. Lumbar spinal stenosis is a common disorder and the most frequent indication ...

Introduction Central lumbar spinal stenosis ... spine. Have a diagnosis of lumbar instability defined as more than 4 mm translation or 10° of angular motion between flexion and extension on upright ...

With rapid advances in artificial intelligence (AI), the biotech industry may penetrate deeper into many previously unexplored areas of science. Many growing biotech companies are taking full ...

Introduction: Although autologous iliac crest bone graft (ICBG) has long been the gold standard for spinal fusion, complications related to its harvest and availability issues with local bone ...

Laminectomy is a type of spinal decompression surgery where a surgeon removes the bony arch from one or more of your spinal bones (vertebrae). This widens the space around your spine and can help ...

These findings emphasize the importance of early intervention and preventive care among these patients. Both vertebral fractures and degenerative spinal conditions, such as disc height narrowing (DHN) ...

Both vertebral fractures and degenerative spinal conditions, such as disc height narrowing (DHN) and facet joint osteoarthritis (FJOA), are significant contributors to back pain and disability.

This time, doctors performed thorough scans, and transferred her to the National Heart Centre Singapore (NHCS). She was diagnosed with severe aortic stenosis. This is a degenerative heart condition in ...