Ortho Kinematics raised $18.6 million in a Series D round, which will boost the commercialization of its spinal instability test. The standard spinal instability test, known as the flexion/extension X ...
This week we are going to discuss something that is very common and is often debilitating for the patient—the case of progressive lumbar instability. Progressive lumbar instability is a condition that ...
The VMA test helps patients overcome guarding against pain when bending.--Courtesy of Ortho Kinematics Ortho Kinematics will use the $9.6 million it has raised in a Series C round to support its ...
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Two newly developed physical examination tests were found to effectively detect lumbar spondylolisthesis and ...
Conclusions: Navigation- and robot-assisted UBE-LIF are safe and effective procedures. Robot-assisted surgery offers higher screw accuracy and faster insertion, while the navigation-assisted approach ...
Low back pain (LBA) is a universal problem, more common in sedentary subjects, yet not very rare in sportspersons. Common organic causes of LBA in sports persons are intervertebral disc prolapse, ...
In this review of arguments for or against choosing a specific type of treatment for a patient with lumbar spinal stenosis nine randomized trials (RCTs) were appraised. The main argument for ...
Acute compression of the spinal cord is a devastating but treatable disorder. Diseases that cause acute spinal cord compression constitute a special category because they originate in the spinal ...