Dr. J. Alex Sielatycki, a fellowship-trained spine surgeon at (PMC) in Meeker, started performing surgeries using the ...

Dec. 3, 2024 — A 10-minute brain scan can predict the effectiveness of a risky spinal surgery to alleviate intractable pain. The result gives doctors a much-needed biomarker to discuss with ...

This study assessed the long-term outcome of spinal cord surgery undertaken on the patient, focusing on the restored hand function and related cortical activity. The study follows on from previous ...

Medically reviewed by Jennifer Steinhoff, MD A pinched nerve in the lower back occurs when excessive pressure is applied to a ...

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or spinal or epidural anesthesia to numb you from the waist down. You may also be given a nerve block to reduce pain right after surgery. During the operation, your surgeon will remove damaged ...

A fever after surgery (postoperative fever) is a common complication. There are a range of reasons why you might get a fever after surgery, including problems like infections that need treatment. You ...

Chemotherapy can also be used as an adjuvant therapy with irradiation or surgery in patients with ... candidates for standard surgical procedures (laminectomy) have few options.

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 ...