In neurosurgery, few decisions carry as much weight as whether to operate. For patients with complex spinal conditions, the difference between intervention and observation can hinge on a fragile ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Richard Menger is a neurosurgeon and a political scientist. A post-operative x-ray showing a spinal deformity correction for ...

NEW ORLEANS -- Patients undergoing surgery for degenerative lumbar spine disease did worse when they received anticoagulants as part of the procedure, results of a single-center study indicated.

A University of Michigan study found patients receiving anticoagulants during degenerative lumbar spine surgery had higher overall and neurological complication rates compared to those without such ...

Laminectomy and discectomy are two of the most common surgeries for spinal conditions, each with distinct purposes and recovery paths. A recent University of Michigan study found that anticoagulants ...

When Maranda Nyborg started feeling under the weather, she didn't think anything of it. It was October, and she usually caught something as the seasons changed. Nyborg, a Division I student athlete at ...

DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Spine surgeons at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) reported promising findings for adolescent athletes suffering from pars fracture, a common cause of adolescent back pain ...

A cervical foraminotomy is a procedure that decompresses a nerve in the neck. A spine surgeon removes bone or disc pieces that are pressing on the nerves that go from your neck to your arm. The ...