The case against building an endoscopic spine program usually comes down to arithmetic. The disposable instruments cost more per case than open surgery. And on paper, every patient steered toward a ...

Four spine surgeons talk about how patient selection is emerging as the most important area for incorporating new tech.

When the soft, cushion-like disks in the spine become injured or start to bulge, the effects can be debilitating.

The Oakland score offers the greatest discrimination and specificity for identifying patients with lower GI bleeding who can be safely discharged from the ED.

Surgery is a procedure in which incision and physical manipulation are used to treat a patient with an injury or a disease. The patient's tissues are cut during this technique to permit the ...