Several types of back surgery can help reduce back pain. Common procedures include spinal fusion, discectomy, and disk replacement. Recovery times may depend on the extent of the procedure. Share on ...

With more years in practice, spine surgeons say their threshold for recommending surgery has evolved toward discernment. Variables such as advances in outpatient techniques and anesthesia have ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Richard Menger is a neurosurgeon and a political scientist. A post-operative x-ray showing a spinal deformity correction for ...

A top spine surgeon will always evaluate your medical needs and work with you to achieve optimum results. Courtesy of Tiffany Hafler Spine surgery is one of the most complex types of surgery, given ...

An emerging type of minimally invasive spine surgery reduces the use of pain medication in patients' recovery compared to those who undergo other less minimally invasive spine surgery, which use ...

Since Intuitive Surgical’s da Vinci robot system received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the year 2000, robotic-assisted surgical systems (RAS) have indisputably led the ...

Spine surgery complications do not necessarily surface in the operating room. The conditions for breakdown are laid long before a patient ever reaches the table. From the outside, the work looks ...

Patients needing spine surgery at Augusta Health now have access to advanced robotic technology that enhances accuracy and safety.