Decades ago, back operations involved long surgeries, lengthy recoveries and extended hospital stays. Open spine surgeries often comprised of large incisions, leading to post-operative pain and ...

Dr George Oduah performed Mbombela’s first minimally invasive spinal fusion, a breakthrough for trauma care in Mpumalanga.

There are various types of spine surgery. The type of surgery a surgeon performs typically depends on the condition they are treating. Learn more about various types of spine surgery here.

Recombinant bone morphogenetic protein-2 (rhBMP-2, Medtronic Inc), used to promote bone growth in spinal fusion surgery, offers little or no benefit over bone graft and may be associated with more ...

Ambulatory care after spinal fusion may be noninferior to overnight hospital stays for 6-month functional outcomes. Ambulatory care may improve comfort and reduce costs for patients undergoing ...

A Q&A with MSK Spine Neurosurgeon Ori Barzilai, MD Since 2019, MSK has been pioneering the use of robotic surgery for resecting complex, benign paraspinal tumors. Spine neurosurgeon Ori Barzilai, MD, ...

So in August, Daly underwent an Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion back surgery at L5 S1. "It's the same operation my SoCal junior golfing buddy Tiger Woods had in 2017," he shared on Instagram.

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