Lumbar total disc replacement patients tended to have more facet injections following surgery compared to those having anterolateral lumbar interbody fusion, according to a study published in the ...

GENEVA — Some orthopedic spine surgeons rely on magnetic resonance imaging to identify cervical facet arthrosis, but computed tomography should remain the diagnostic standard, according to a recent ...

A facetectomy is a surgical procedure on the spine to remove one or both facet joints of a vertebra. Surgery aims to release pressure on a trapped nerve and reduce pain. Facets are bony protrusions ...

SAN ANTONIO, Feb. 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Results from the first prospective study of minimally invasive facet arthrodesis and long-term data on spinal cord stimulation demonstrate the viability ...

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Overall, the benefit of arthroscopy of the knee joint for the treatment of gonarthrosis is not proven. As in the preliminary report, this is the result of a final report. Also, data from patients who ...