Lumbar decompression surgery aims to release compressed nerves in the lower back. This procedure may ease pain and improve mobility in those with spinal conditions. Conditions such as herniated disks, ...

For years, debate around endoscopic spine surgery centered on whether the technique was ready for broad adoption. Questions about safety, durability, and outcomes dominated discussions among surgeons, ...

1. Allen Flex Frame Operating Table. Dr. Lynch, a boardcertified neurological surgeon and fellowship-trained spine surgeon who chairs the board for the Surgery Center of Reno, says he recommends an ...

For over a century, surgeons performing delicate procedures have relied on stereoscopic microscopes to gain a sense of depth. These tools mimic human vision by presenting slightly different images to ...

Medical devicemaker B. Braun SE has acquired True Digital Surgery, a company that develops robotic-assisted 3D surgical microscopes. The acquisition brings the company under B. Braun’s surgical ...

The surgeon looks through a microscope at the middle ear. What he sees —and what the rest of his surgical team see, on closed-circuit television—is a stirrup-shaped bone called the stapes. Because her ...

Surgery is an option for many conditions that cause chronic back pain, but not everyone has to go that route for symptom relief. In fact, there are plenty of reasons why back surgery should be avoided ...