High school football and construction work have taken their toll on Justin Loebel's back. Though he is just 43, Loebel has already undergone fusion surgery to alleviate chronic back pain. It didn't ...

Dr. Alejandro Matos Cruz, a Saint Vincent Hospital neurosurgeon, explains facet joint replacement, a new type of surgery at the Erie hospital.

A quiet disruption is taking place in spine surgery—one that may change how the country treats one of its most common medical problems. At the Neurosurgery & Spine Group (NSG), based in Los Angeles, ...

SC MEDICA announces a world first: the successful fully percutaneous, tubeless facet cage arthrodesis using the FFX® ...

NORWALK, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Premia Spine, a medical technology company changing the way debilitating chronic leg and back pain is treated, today announced publication of one-year outcomes from ...

A facetectomy is a surgical procedure on the spine to remove one or both facet joints of a vertebra. Surgery aims to release pressure on a trapped nerve and reduce pain. Facets are bony protrusions ...

Lumbar degenerative spondylolisthesis remains one of the most common — and hotly debated — pathologies in spine surgery.

Facet joints are the tiny joints where the back of the spine connects together. They can become damaged by abnormal stress, and/or trauma. When they become damaged, they develop inflammation, which ...

When you have back problems, it can be hard to function during daily activities. It can be even harder to participate in leisurely activities that help you relax and enjoy yourself. Everyday chores ...

It may not appear to be a reduction until we report the facet joint regardless of the number of nerves destroyed. Let’s compare: In 2011: A patient undergoes a radiofrequency nerve destruction of two ...