*Sham surgery just as effective as real procedure *Doctors doubt future of vertebroplasty By Gene Emery BOSTON, Aug 5 (Reuters) - A common spine operation for relieving back pain is no more effective ...

Dr. Carrie Jose, in her latest Health and Wellness column, explains why back surgery is rarely the answer, and what the first ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Richard Menger is a neurosurgeon and a political scientist. A post-operative x-ray showing a spinal deformity correction for ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - People who had surgery for spinal stenosis -- a common back ailment -- had less pain two years later than those who decided to skip the surgery, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.

Spine surgery is a broad field encompassing various procedures that help address different spinal conditions. There are various types of spine surgery, including artificial disk replacement and spinal ...

Physicians are paid less today for many common spine procedures than they were in 2000, according to the blog of Jeffrey Binder, president and CEO of Biomet, which makes spine surgery devices. In that ...

Complex spine surgery involves careful coordination across disciplines, anticipation of complications, and decision-making incorporating numerous clinical and radiographic variables. As artificial ...