In patients with lumbar spinal stenosis and degenerative spondylolisthesis, it is uncertain whether decompression surgery alone is noninferior to decompression with instrumented fusion. We conducted ...

High school football and construction work have taken their toll on Justin Loebel's back. Though he is just 43, Loebel has ...

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 ...

Lumbar spinal stenosis — a back condition affecting many older adults — can mean persistent bouts of back pain and a gradual loss of mobility. Patients are increasingly opting for a type of back ...

The type of back surgery you may need depends on what’s causing your back pain. Procedures that treat compression of the spinal cord, such as laminectomy and spinal fusion, are among the most common ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . CHICAGO — Results presented here showed high volume facilities and surgeons had lower complication and ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Lumbar facet arthroplasty was associated with superior outcomes vs. spinal fusion for stenosis and ...

This article was featured in One Great Story, New York’s reading recommendation newsletter. Sign up here to get it nightly. Tiffany Bruce spends every day, all day, thinking about pain. Her own, yes, ...