ASCs safe to perform transforaminal decompressions for lumbar foraminal & lateral recess stenosis, study shows Study investigators found readmission rates did not increase when transforaminal ...

From cervical to thoracic views, mastering radiographic positioning is key to accurate diagnosis and patient safety. Understanding anatomy, projection angles, and specialized views helps radiographers ...

Posteriorly, the bony arch encircles the spinal canal (Fig 1). It is composed of transverse processes, facet joints, two pedicles, two laminae, and a spinous process. In the lumbar spine, the bony ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . According to researchers’ findings, oblique MRI views of the cervical spine resulted in a significant reduction ...

Cervical spinal stenosis refers to a narrowing of the spinal canal in the part of the spine present in the neck, known as the cervical spine. If the canal narrows significantly, it can put pressure on ...

The nerves in the spinal cord branch out to our limbs through openings in the spine called foramina. As we age, the bones and ligaments around these openings thicken and compress the nerves. This ...

What is the anatomy of the spinal cord? The human spinal cord is a cylindrical structure of nerve tissue that is protected by the spinal column and composed of uniformly organized white and grey ...

Axial MRI of the Lumbar Spine - T2 weighted image at the L4 level. On this view centered over the L4-L5 disk, one can see well the cauda equina surrounded by CSF (note that CSF is bright on ...

Revision spine surgery is among the most technically demanding work in the OR, and some spine surgeons have rethought their approaches to these cases. Three spine surgeons discuss their changes for ...