Efficacy with robotic surgery in early-stage cervical cancer is currently being studied, to hopefully offer patients an option with better recovery compared to open surgery. Minimally invasive surgery ...

For patients with cervical radiculopathy, posterior foraminotomy provides outcomes comparable to those of the more commonly performed anterior cervical discectomy, reports a randomized clinical trial ...

Surgery for spinal stenosis of the neck aims to relieve compression and improve symptoms. Spinal stenosis is a compression of nerves in the spine. The condition most commonly affects the lumbar spine, ...

The ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL) in the cervical spine is commonly observed in degenerative changes of the cervical spine. Early detection of cervical OPLL and prevention ...

Cervical myelopathy and cervical radiculopathy are neurologic conditions. They both originate in the neck and cause a loss of function. Cervical myelopathy is caused by compression of the spinal cord ...

Some types of neck surgery include cervical discectomy, cervical fusion, cervical disc replacement, and laminectomy. These procedures address a variety of conditions affecting the top part of the ...

We assessed the use of minimally invasive surgery as compared with open radical hysterectomy for cervical cancer before and after publication of the results of the LACC Trial. We evaluated data ...

Early-onset scoliosis (EOS) is characterized by the onset of spinal deformity before the age of 10 years. Based on etiological classification, EOS can be delineated into idiopathic, congenital, ...

A laminoplasty is a type of surgery used to treat spinal cord compression in your neck. Spinal cord compression can cause symptoms such as pain and stiffness in your neck, numbness in your limbs, and ...

Ordinarily, you might not think too much about your spinal cord, since it’s protected by your spinal canal. But imagine what might happen if your spinal canal began to narrow around your spinal cord.

We assessed the use of minimally invasive surgery as compared with open radical hysterectomy for cervical cancer before and after publication of the results of the LACC Trial. We evaluated data ...