Physicians performed more than 200,000 unnecessary back surgeries on older adults over a three-year period, costing Medicare ...

Hospitals performed over 200,000 unnecessary back surgeries on older adults over a three-year period, and billed Medicare ...

A sports injury expert breaks down Tiger Woods' seventh back surgery and a potential timetable for his return.

Decades ago, back operations involved long surgeries, lengthy recoveries and extended hospital stays. Open spine surgeries often comprised of large incisions, leading to post-operative pain and long ...

On Friday, Tiger Woods underwent surgery for the seventh time on his back, this time receiving a Lumbar disc replacement in ...

Woods announced last week that he had his seventh back procedure. Bob Harig joins the Dan's Golf World Show to discuss the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with abnormalities in trabecular and cortical microarchitecture may be at higher risk for complications ...

Young patients with early-onset scoliosis, a dangerous curvature of the spine, have two options for surgery, but a new study finds one of the procedures results in fewer complications. For 8- to ...

Reston, Va.-based VSI launched its Recover Revolution program for spine patients, according to an Oct. 16 news release. The program was built on VSI’s research into patient-centered approaches to ...

Tiger Woods underwent successful back surgery Friday to replace a collapsed disc in his spine, the 15-time major championship ...

The research will focus on recruiting and turning stem cells into bone cells for the spines of humans, cats and dogs.

While there is limited literature examining the potential connection, a team of orthopedic specialists sought further answers. They ultimately found that patients with a history of cannabis use are ...