The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted two 510 (k) clearances for implants which restore the integrity of ...

Spinal stenosis is a narrowing of the spinal canal, which can cause painful pressure on the spinal cord or nerves. Sometimes the source of this narrowing is a tumor that has spread to the thoracic ...

CT scan uses X-rays to create detailed images of the thoracic spine. On the other hand, MRI uses a powerful magnet and radio waves ... There are various techniques of thoracic fusion. The choice of a ...

The surgery can join vertebrae in the lumbar (lower back), thoracic (mid-back) or cervical spine (neck). The OHSU Spine Center is committed to trying the least-invasive options first. Your doctor may ...

Mary needed a spinal fusion — and she became the first person ... not just the cervical spine but in the thoracic and the lumbar spine as well. BACKGROUND: Back pain is the second most common ...

The condition can occur in the cervical spine (neck), thoracic spine (mid back) or the lumbar spine (lower back). Cervical and lumbar stenosis are the most common forms, with lumbar spinal stenosis ...

Postoperative pseudomeningocele usually has a benign course. We report a rare presentation of postoperative acute neurological deficit caused by compressive thoracic pseudomeningocele. This patient ...