The disc serves as a shock absorber between each lumbar bone. It also helps support your body weight and allow movement between each vertebra. The spinal cord is the bundle of nerve tissue that ...

Researchers at the University of Tsukuba investigated the mechanism by which posterior spinal fixation, a technique that ...

SurGenTec announced that OsteoFlo HydroFiber, its synthetic bone graft solution equivalent to autograft, is now being used in ...

Laminectomy. This is the most common surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis. In this procedure, a surgeon removes parts of the bone, bone spurs, or ligaments in your back. This relieves pressure on ...

The spine (aka backbone) is a linked column of bones running from the head down to the lower back. Bone segments form the column. One bone segment is a vertebra, and multiple bone segments are ...