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Obesity tied to higher risk of complications in spinal surgery, Jefferson neurosurgeon finds
While obesity is famously tied to increasing risks for heart disease and diabetes, now comes another reason to lose weight: being obese may contribute to a greater likelihood of complications in delicate spine surgery.   view more (2006-10-10)

Study Find Spine Surgery Yield Greater Benefits over Nonsurgical Treatments
A research study by orthopedic spine, back and neck surgeon at Rush University Medical Center Dr. Howard An and colleagues found that patients who underwent surgery for spinal stenosis showed significantly more improvement in all primary outcomes than did patients who were treated nonsurgically.   view more (2008-02-25)

Bayer launches Phase III clinical study of Trasylol in elective spinal fusion surgery
Bayer Pharmaceuticals Corporation (NYSE: BAY) today announced the initiation of a Phase III clinical trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of Trasylol¬Æ (aprotinin injection) in reducing blood loss and the need for transfusion in adult patients undergoing elective spinal fusion surgery.   view more (2005-12-09)

CT better than plain radiographs in diagnosing lumbar spine fractures
Lumbar spine fractures in a majority of patients with trauma can be detected by routine trauma abdomen and pelvis CT compared to plain radiographs, according to a recent study conducted by radiologists at the University of Cincinnati in Cincinnati, OH.   view more (2007-05-07)

Expenditures rising for back and neck problems, but health outcomes do not appear to be improving
Although expenses related to back and neck problems have increased substantially in the last decade, outcomes such as functional disability and work limitations do not appear to be improving.   view more (2008-02-13)

Moving X-rays to revolutionise the diagnosis of back pain
A new image processing system devised by engineers at the University of Southampton could change the way that back problems are diagnosed and provide a solution to one of the most common causes of work loss in the UK. Low back pain is a significant problem and its cost to society is enormous.... view more (2003-03-21)

Hope for People with Severe Spine Fractures
LEEDS UNIVERSITY is at the forefront of research into implant technology and that research is just about to take a big leap forward in the spinal injuries sphere. A new laboratory, The Frank Parkinson Tissue Engineering Laboratory, has just opened. It contains what is believed to be the world's... view more (2003-04-30)

UCLA study helps ER physicians identify previously undetectable spinal injuries
A new national study indicates that patients with a cervical spinal injury (CSI) may harbor additional spinal damage not visible on regular x-rays.   view more (2005-09-07)

New technique holds promise for reducing back surgery failure
Texas researchers believe that they have discovered how to prevent many cases of the most common problem encountered by patients undergoing spine surgery: failed back surgery syndrome (FBSS).   view more (2007-01-29)

Will patients stick to physical therapy? Questionnaire can help doctors predict
Patients' responses to a simple questionnaire can reliably predict whether they will adhere to physical therapy after spine surgery, Johns Hopkins researchers suggest in a new study.   view more (2008-10-02)

Spacer insertion may offer less invasive option for lumbar problems
Implanting a small spacer between lumbar vertebrae during a procedure called interspinous process decompression may be an effective and minimally invasive way to treat spinal stenosis, according to a new report.   view more (2006-11-29)

Radiation after surgery doubles survival time for some lung cancer patients
Patients with lung cancer that has spread to mediastinal lymph nodes - located between the chest, breastbone and spine - who receive radiation after surgery and chemotherapy live twice as long as patients who do not receive radiation after surgery.   view more (2006-11-07)

Long distance runners at risk of low bone density
Long distance running increases the risk of low bone density, shows research in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. Accepted wisdom is that running, as a weight bearing exercise, increases bone density and therefore reduces the risk of osteoporosis and bone fracture.   view more (2003-01-24)

Engineers developing new cements to heal spinal fractures
New research could offer hope for victims of the most devastating spinal injuries - typically those caused in car crashes.   view more (2007-10-29)

Mountain bikers are cautioned to ride with care-major injuries do happen
Mountain biking is considered a relatively safe sport, as accidents typically result in minor injuries.   view more (2006-01-18)

Jefferson researchers find stem cells in degenerating spinal discs, potential for repair
Orthopedic researchers at Jefferson Medical College have for the first time found stem cells in the intervertebral discs of the human spine, suggesting that such cells might someday be used to help repair degenerating discs and remedy lower back and neck pain.   view more (2007-11-01)

Randomized study indicates that patients with herniated disk improved with or without surgery
Patients with lumbar disk herniation who had surgery or nonoperative treatments showed similar levels of improvement in the reduction of pain over a 2-year period.   view more (2006-11-22)

Artificial Cervical Disc Replacement Offered for Neck and Arm Pain Problems
Rush University Medical Center is one of the few sites in the country selected to participate in a clinical trial for the Artificial Cervical (neck) Disc, the latest technology in the field.   view more (2005-09-27)

Criminalising medical mistakes is questionable
Using the criminal justice system to punish doctors who make mistakes is questionable, according to a barrister in this week's BMJ. Citing the case of Feda Mulhem, who was sentenced to eight months in prison after supervising the mistaken injection of a drug into the spine of a teenager with... view more (2003-11-11)

Once-yearly treatment significantly reduces bone fractures in women with postmenopausal osteoporosis
Data to be published in this week's issue of The New England Journal of Medicine show that a once-yearly treatment significantly reduced the incidence of all types of osteoporotic bone fractures over three years in women with postmenopausal osteoporosis.   view more (2007-05-03)

Imaging changes treatment for lower back pain
A simple diagnostic imaging procedure can help identify patients with lower back pain who would benefit from spinal injections and spare those who would not, according to a study appearing in the February issue of Radiology.   view more (2006-01-31)

Brain tumour information for headstrong kids
For the thousands of children who have a brain tumour, new multi-media information is now available. For the first time, children with brain tumours and their parents have collaborated with the Brain and Spine Foundation to produce Headstrong, to be launched on Thursday, 18 March at the Science... view more (2004-03-16)

UCSF surgeon develops new spinal surgery technique
Called a lateral paramedian transpedicular approach, the technique uses advances in spinal instrumentation and reconstructive strategies to provide a direct approach to the removal of cervical spinal tumors with minimal, or no, neural manipulation.   view more (2005-11-07)

GPS-like technology helps pinpoint best methods for moving injured players
The 15 minutes it took to remove Buffalo Bills player Kevin Everett off the field after he suffered a spinal cord injury may seem like a long time for someone needing acute medical care, but in fact, those minutes underscore how critical it is to carefully move a player with a suspected spinal cord... view more (2007-09-17)

New technique offers relief for patients with spinal tumors
A radiologist at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine has developed a new procedure to treat fractured vertebrae caused by spinal tumors, a procedure that may decrease the risk of complications, which are experienced by 5 to 10% of patients with malignant tumors of the... view more (2006-05-08)
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