For patients contemplating spinal fusion surgery to alleviate pain, bone health is an important consideration. If a patient is found to have low bone density prior to surgery, it could affect the ...

An estimated 8 million children suffer blunt trauma annually, and while cervical spine injury (CSI) is serious, it is uncommon. Screening children suffering from blunt trauma for CSI risk factors ...

Dr. Isaac Moss, an orthopedic surgeon at UConn Health, can see his patient’s spinal column during surgery without cutting the back open or even having to look at a two-dimensional X-ray on a screen.

A study at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) in New York City found that a CT scan of the lumbar spine prior to surgery indicated that a significant number of patients had low bone density that was ...

The technology enables surgeons to register a patient’s preoperative CT scan using standard fluoroscopic imaging. Credit: Yok_onepiece / Shutterstock.com. · Medical Device Network · Yok_onepiece / ...

Back pain has a habit of making us fear the worst. An abrupt spasm after hoisting something heavy, pain radiating down the leg or an ache that won’t go away can lead quickly to one question: should I ...

Study finds identifiable risk factors ED staff can use for evaluation, avoiding over 100,000 unnecessary scans annually. An estimated 8 million children suffer blunt trauma annually, and while ...