In severe cases, a spinal meningocele may occur ... the incidence of spina bifida is as high as 1 in every 3,000 newborns. Professor Kim noted, "It can be considered a relatively common disease ...

Spina bifida, or meningomyelocele, occurs when the spine and spinal cord do not form properly during early pregnancy. Most often identified during prenatal ultrasound, the condition can lead to ...

On Friday, Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) published an activity update on spinal surgery for children with scoliosis and spina bifida, showing 123 surgeries were carried out in the first three ...

A spina bifida is created when the spinal cord, which normally closes during fetal development, doesn’t do so, and a space is created in the area where the opening remains. In the most severe ...

Spina bifida, or meningomyelocele, occurs when the spine and spinal cord do not form properly during early pregnancy. Most often identified during prenatal ultrasound, the condition can lead to ...

Spina bifida is a congenital defect in which an infant's spine and spinal cord do not close or develop properly in the womb, causing a gap in the spine. One of every 3,000 newborns is believed to have ...

Metabolic syndrome was associated with calcaneal spurs, diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis, and degenerative disc disease among patients with psoriatic arthritis. Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is ...

There must be a “full public inquiry” into spinal surgery for children with scoliosis and spina bifida after a report showed controls at a Dublin paediatric hospital did not protect children ...

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), congenital disorders affect approximately 6% of newborns worldwide ... spine, or spinal cord that occur when the neural tube(the precursor ...

Lindsey Hay has been recovering in a blanket fort set up by nurses after she was moved to a hospital hallway at Victoria General Hospital to recover from her spinal surgery. (Photo credit ...

A groundbreaking surgery in Udaipur removed a 17-centimeter spinal tumor from a 21-year-old woman, recognized as a record achievement. Udaipur, Rajasthan – In an extraordinary milestone for ...

Steel springs implanted in children during spinal surgery were made from a metal known to corrode and were not evaluated due to gaps in hospital procedures, health regulator Hiqa has found.