Motion Preservation in Spine Surgery

Technology, innovative research, and skilled surgeons have led to a major change in spine surgery over the past couple years. For the longest time, spine surgery has focused on procedures that stabilize and decompress the spine. An example of this is a fusion operation. Fusion has been the gold standard operation for spinal conditions for… Continue Reading Motion Preservation in Spine Surgery

To Fuse or Not to Fuse, a Surgical Discussion on Cervical Radiculopathy

In the past two decades cervical (neck) disk replacement has become a huge interest of spine research. Cervical disk replacement (CDR) now has been tested and approved for treatment of certain neck disorders such as diseased or bulging disks that cause radiculopathy or myelopathy. The first FDA approved disk replacement in the US occurred in… Continue Reading To Fuse or Not to Fuse, a Surgical Discussion on Cervical Radiculopathy