Dr. Kornelis Poelstra is pioneering the future of spinal surgery with robotics — and he’s doing it right here in Southern ...

Dr. Stanley Hoang with Ochsner LSU Health recently completed the first-ever awake dual approach spinal fusion surgery. Using ...

More than six million people have a curvature of the spine. It's usually diagnosed between the ages of 10 and 15. and if the curvature is slight, a back brace may help. But there are cases that are ...

Health First surgeon Dr. Marshall Bovelsky believes informed patients make the best decisions, and that honest conversations ...

While the number of spine surgeons certified to perform robot spine surgery is still small, the ranks of robotics-certified physicians are growing. Here are 49 spine surgeons that operate with robotic ...

Robotically enhanced surgeries are minimally invasive with less disruption of tissue, so postoperative pain is diminished and ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . DePuy Synthes announced FDA approval and the launch of its Velys active robotic-assisted spine system. The ...

A pars fracture ­— also called spondylolysis — is a break in the pars interarticularis, a narrow area of bone connecting two vertebrae in the spine. It typically occurs in the lumbar spine (lower back ...

Community members came together Sunday afternoon at UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s Hospital to celebrate a major milestone: ...

Robotic surgery used to be fodder for science fiction movies. Not anymore. They are becoming more mainstream by the day. While fully autonomous surgeries in the medical sector are not yet a reality, ...

DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Spine surgeons at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) reported promising findings for adolescent athletes suffering from pars fracture, a common cause of adolescent back pain ...