10 April 2019

5-7 June 2019, 20th EFORT Congress; Lisbon

The EFORT Annual Congress 2019 will be held at Lisbon, Portugal, from 05 June – 07 June, 2019, and is expected...

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10 April 2019

Spine surgeons gather from all over the world

AOSpine invites delegates to the 8th Annual Global Spine Congress (GSC), which will take place in Toronto, Canada, from 15-18...

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2 April 2019

A new opportunity for spinal surgery: BlackArmor Carbon/PEEK implants

PROMOTIONAL FEATURE Spinal implants from icotec enable a more efficient, focused and better therapy for tumours with the metal-free BlackArmor...

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2 April 2019

Self-assessing back pain by app is just as effective as traditional methods

Patients can assess their own back pain using an app on their phone or tablet as effectively as current paper...

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2 April 2019

Researchers restore breathing, partial forelimb function in rats with spinal cord injuries

A breakthrough study published in Nature Communications has demonstrated, in animal models of chronic injury, that long-term, devastating effects of spinal cord...

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2 April 2019

Can nanotechnology rewire an injured spinal cord?

According to the World Health Organisation, up to half a million people around the world suffer a spinal cord injury each...

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15 February 2019

Protocol reduces opioid use in spinal surgery patients

A novel “Enhanced Recovery After Surgery” (ERAS) protocol developed by Penn Medicine for patients undergoing spinal and peripheral nerve surgery significantly reduced...

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13 February 2019

Spinal cord is ‘smarter’ than previously thought

It is well known that the circuits in this part of our nervous system, which travel down the length of...

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