Building on this experience, recent innovation has led to the development of prone transpsoas lateral lumbar interbody fusion (LLIF). Prone positioning allows for simultaneous access to the ...

Randolph Bishop, MD, joined The Summit Institute for Orthopedics, Spine and Human Movement in Hutchinson, Kan., according to a Feb. 11 news release.

anterior lumbar interbody fusion; multi-level, single-position anterior reconstruction in the supine position; and cage placement for laterally-positioned patients through the oblique corridor. The ...

He said his health insurer was billed “multiple six figure sums” for the procedures. Hogan was scheduled to have an anterior inter-body fusion at a local hospital when a friend told him he should ...

Key topics evolved from basic surgical methods, including early spinal procedures, to integrating pharmacological approaches alongside surgical techniques, such as antitubercular drugs, advancing into ...

The lumbar spine includes the five vertebrae in your lower back numbered L1 to L5. These bones help provide mobility and stability to your back and spinal column and are an attachment point for many ...

In a pioneering approach to achieve fusion energy, the SMART device has successfully generated its first tokamak plasma. This step brings the international fusion community closer to achieving ...

Sagittal parameters were measured in the pre-, post-operative and following-up lateral radiograph of spine. An finite element (FE ... and possibly creates a better environment for bone-to-bone fusion ...

A lumbar puncture (spinal tap) is a common test doctors use to check for signs of MS in your spinal fluid. But a lumbar puncture on its own isn’t enough to confirm an MS diagnosis. Diagnosing ...

Nuclear fusion: What is a 'super' magnet? The government has announced an investment of £410m in fusion energy over the next year, as well as a shortlist of companies to work on STEP, the UK's ...