A study from Marina del Rey, Calif.-based DISC Surgery Center evaluated 203 outpatient 360-degree lumbar spinal fusions and found strong results in safety, according to a Dec. 5 news release. The ...

Patient-reported functional outcomes vary considerably after lower (lumbar) spinal fusion surgery. But the variability mainly reflects patient characteristics, rather than differences in care provided ...

A new study led by orthopedic spine surgeon Steven J. Girdler, MD, of DISC Surgery Center, shows that even the most complex spinal fusions--anterior-posterior lumbar interbody fusions (ALIF + PSF, ...

Spinal fusion has long been “the gold standard” in spine surgery, but motion-preserving techniques have become more attractive to physicians and patients in recent years. Spine surgeons discuss how ...

A new approach that could revolutionize spinal fusion surgery does away with the need to "flip" patients from their back or side onto their stomach midway through the operation -- a switch researchers ...

Dr. Hamid Abbasi liked what he saw from the live X-ray images of his patient’s lower back. Six dark arrows on a monotone display revealed screws he drove into Tina Wallace’s spine to boost its ...