A lab develops brain wave decoder that may help in spinal cord injury rehabilitation.

When a piece of hardware – like a screw – needs to be inserted into a patient’s spine, it’s important that it is placed in ...

Pseudoarthrosis occurs when bones don’t heal after a fracture or bone surgery. When pseudoarthrosis affects the cervical or lumbar spine, it means that two vertebrae did not grow together after ...

Watch: Germantown woman shares message after surviving rare spinal-fluid health scare Germantown woman survives rare spinal-fluid health scare "This comes up very rarely," Plitt said. "It's ...

In September 2023, it emerged publicly that non-EU approved (non-CE marked) metal springs had been surgically implanted into a number of children who underwent spinal surgery at Children's Health ...

Those were the words of Ombudsman for Children Niall Muldoon following the publication of a 2017 report which criticised “unacceptable” delays in providing spinal surgery to these children.

The parents of a boy who had an unapproved spring implanted in a spinal surgery without their consent or knowledge have said the event amounts to a "complete breach of parental trust". In a ...

Responsibility for the use of unauthorised springs in children’s spinal surgeries lies with the surgeon involved “in the first instance”, the Taoiseach has insisted. Micheál Martin said it ...

In most cases, lower back pain comes from a tissue injury. This could involve the muscles, bones, and ligaments in the back, spine, and surrounding areas. Injuries in one area can radiate out to ...

The lumbosacral joint, also called L5-S1, is a term used to describe a part of the spine. L5-S1 is the exact spot where the lumbar spine ends and the sacral spine begins. The lumbosacral joint ...

9 Surgical treatment focuses on a patient’s pathological anatomy and ... 1 year after initial lumbar spine surgery were similar in the discectomy and laminectomy groups. Our study had some limitations ...