A laminoplasty is a surgical procedure that helps relieve pressure on the spinal cord and nerves. It involves opening a section of the lamina, a bony structure that sits on top of the spinal canal.

Spinal stenosis is one of the most common age-related back problems. And it isn't pleasant. It usually results from years of osteoarthritis, a thickening of the body's ligaments that connect the bones ...

Q. What is cervical stenosis? A. Cervical stenosis (stenosis means “narrowing”) occurs when there isn’t enough room in the neck’s spinal canal for the spinal cord. When the canal’s diameter decreases, ...

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Leighton Vander Esch plans to undergo “minimally invasive” neck surgery to fix a nerve issue and will miss the remainder of the 2019 season, a source said Monday. The development is expected to allow ...

The incidence of lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) is estimated at 8%-11% of the population of the United States, with some 2.4 million Americans expected to be affected by 2021. [1] Many of these patients ...

ProDisc-C Device Doesn’t Change Facet Joint Pressures Professional athletes may return to full contact sports following a single-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF). (HealthDay News) ...