New drug hope for rare bone cancer patients
Patients with a rare bone cancer of the skull and spine could be helped by existing drugs, suggest scientists from...
Read MoreIrish eyes were smiling on EUROSPINE 2017
Dublin welcomed EUROSPINE, the Spine Society of Europe, for its 19th annual meeting, taking place from 11-13 October, 2017 ...
Read MoreBioengineering could be a viable alternative to open feotal repair for spina bifida
Researchers from Children’s Hospital Colorado and the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus recently discovered a promising alternative to open...
Read MoreGenetic clues to spinal stenosis
A new study published in the Journal of Orthopaedic Research indicates that certain genetic changes are linked with an increased risk of...
Read MoreSurgery: Sticking instead of stitching
In spite of medical advances, wound-related complications arising after operations can still be life-threatening. In order to avoid these complications...
Read MoreEvaluation of cervical degenerative spondylolisthesis using Kinematic MRI
Two recent studies by Jeffrey C Wang, Permsak Paholpak and Zorica Buser looked at how cervical degenerative spondylolisthesis can alter...
Read MoreSurgeon focus – Iona Collins
Welcome to an exciting new feature for SSN. Each issue we will meet and interview a surgeon specialising in spinal...
Read MoreBlackArmor® Carbon/PEEK implants – engineered for spinal tumour surgery
PROMOTIONAL FEATURE BlackArmor Carbon/PEEK spinal implants from icotec offer new opportunities in radiation therapy of spinal tumour surgery The spine...
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