Other causes include hardening of the posterior longitudinal ligament or the ligamentum flavum, which are soft tissue bands that normally help support the cervical spine. Sometimes people are born ...

Spinal stenosis is a condition characterized by the narrowing of the spinal canal, which houses the spinal cord and nerve roots. This narrowing can put pressure on the spinal cord or nerve roots, ...

The entire trend topics on the role of surgery on spinal TB are visualized in Figure 3. In the context of surgery for spinal TB, there are more common keywords, for instance posterior approach (with ...

Correspondence to Dr W Brinjikji, Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, OL1-112 SMH, Rochester, MN 55905, USA; Brinjikji.waleed{at}mayo.edu Spinal epidural arteriovenous fistulas ...

A lumbar puncture (spinal tap) is a common test doctors use to check for signs of MS in your spinal fluid. But a lumbar puncture on its own isn’t enough to confirm an MS diagnosis. Diagnosing ...

Ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL) is a progressive spinal disease characterized by ectopic bone ...

Division of Anaesthesiology, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental ...

Among patients undergoing elective posterior cervical spine procedures, perioperative posterior cervical muscle plane block is safe and effective for pain management 2 and 12 hours following procedure ...

Objectives Traumatic and non-traumatic spinal cord injury produce neurodegeneration across the entire neuraxis ... On the mid-sagittal slice, the following parameters were quantified as previously ...

A posterior tilt can be caused by many of the same things as an anterior tilt. But, rather than flexing your back muscles, you end up slouching forward. This elongates the muscles past their normal ...