A 58-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital 3 weeks after lumbar surgery because of diplopia and fever. Left leg pain and a rash had preceded the fever and diplopia. A diagnosis was made.

A facetectomy removes part of the vertebrae to relieve pain. The surgery is for people who have tried other treatments like physical therapy. It's not typically an option for uncomplicated arthritis ...

The human spine is uniquely shaped compared to that of quadrupedal primates. Throughout human evolution, the transition from quadrupedal to bipedal locomotion involved a series of anatomical ...

Abstract: In this paper, an anatomically accurate three-dimensional finite-element (FE) model of the human lumbar spine (L2-L3) was used to study the biomechanical effects of graded bilateral and ...

Spinal epidural arteriovenous fistula (SEDAVF) are rare complex vascular malformations that occur when paraspinal or paravertebral arteries connect with the epidural venous plexus lesions. Patients ...

A facetectomy is a surgical procedure on the spine to remove one or both facet joints of a vertebra. Surgery aims to release pressure on a trapped nerve and reduce pain. Facets are bony protrusions ...

Objective: To investigate the clinical efficacy and imaging outcomes of unilateral biportal endoscopy (UBE) with unilateral laminotomy for bilateral decompression (ULBD) in the treatment of severe ...

Much like the spine itself, medical coding constitutes the backbone of your revenue cycle. As more spinal procedures are performed on an outpatient basis in ambulatory surgery centers, minimizing ...

A wise man once said, the only constant is change. So, is it time to review the role of cross-link instrumentation for posterior decompression of highly unstable vertebral segments? A new study ...

CMS is walking back its proposed elimination of the inpatient-only list and returning most of the services it removed from the list in 2022. The move has ruffled the feathers of many ASCs that will ...