Researchers use novel imaging to predict spinal degeneration
Research by a Barrow Neurological Institute neurosurgery team on novel imaging technique assessment of patients with lumbar spine degeneration was...
Read MoreOperating theatres are wasting two hours a day
NHS hospitals could carry out 280,000 more non-emergency operations a year by organising operating theatre schedules better, a new study...
Read MoreNew 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 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 MoreFootball boosts bone development in boys
In a study comparing adolescent football players to swimmers, cyclists and a control group of boys not involved in regular...
Read MoreScottish surgeons hope to become first in UK to use new technique to treat twisted spines
The Scottish National Spine Deformity Service (SNSDS), based at NHS Lothian, currently offers spinal fusion operations to patients whose curvature...
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