In an interbody fusion, the damaged intervertebral disc is replaced with a specially designed cage that maintains proper alignment of the spine and restores proper disc height. Interbody fusions can ...

Panelists discuss how spinal muscular atrophy is an autosomal recessive genetic disease affecting motor neurons with 3 ...

From endoscopic spine to cervical laminoplasty, spine surgeons discuss the procedures that they want to see gain prominence. Ask Spine Surgeons is a weekly series of questions posed to spine surgeons ...

While wrong-site spinal surgeries are rare, the ramifications of a mistake can be devastating for patients, providers and health systems. Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic is taking systemwide action ...

The development of an algorithm for cervical imaging ... borders created by the lateral masses, and uniformity among the disk spaces are indicative of a normal spine. Misalignment of the spinous ...

Spine anatomy: Vertebrae. The spine is not one long rigid bone. ... From top to bottom, these are: The cervical spine (the neck) – the first seven vertebrae located just below the skull; The thoracic ...

Cervical myelopathy is a form of myelopathy that involves compression of the spinal cord in the cervical spine (neck). Your cervical spine contains seven vertebrae (C1 to C7), with six intervertebral ...

Cervical Spine Anatomy. The cervical spine is made up of seven vertebrae that are stacked atop each other. The top ring is located at the base of the skull. Starting with the second vertebra (C2), ...