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UBE Microdiscectomy Beneficial for Lumbar Disc Herniation
TUESDAY, Sept. 24, 2024 – For adults with symptomatic lumbar disc herniation, unilateral biportal endoscopic (UBE) microdiscectomy is associated with longer operating times and with lower pain...
Insurance Coverage Could Impact Survival of Patients After Spinal Cord Injury
MONDAY, Aug. 26, 2024 – The care of people seriously harmed by spinal cord injury can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars, and a new analysis suggests that ability to pay influences how long a...
Surgery Effective for Thoracic Ossification of Posterior Longitudinal Ligament
THURSDAY, Aug. 22, 2024 – For patients with thoracic ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (T-OPLL), surgical treatment is effective for improving neurological function, quality of...
Insights From a Fish Might Help People Battling Spinal Cord Injury
MONDAY, Aug. 19, 2024 – A fish might hold clues to healing spinal cord injuries in humans, researchers report. The damaged nerve cells of zebrafish can survive a spinal cord injury, eventually...
Fear of Falls, Injuries Can Plague Motorized Wheelchair Users
TUESDAY, August 6, 2024 (HealthDay News) — When people who use wheelchairs or motorized scooters get hurt in a fall, fear that it will happen again may keep them on the sidelines of life, a new study ...
Having Diabetes Raises Risk of Failure With Spinal Fusion Surgery
FRIDAY, July 12, 2024 – Diabetes can make lumbar spinal fusion surgery much more likely to fail, a new study says. People with diabetes are nearly three times more likely to have their vertebrae...
Etiology of Spinal Cord Injury Affects QOL Outcomes After Bladder Surgery
WEDNESDAY, July 3, 2024 – For patients undergoing urinary diversion for neurogenic bladder (NGB), the postoperative impact on urinary-related quality of life (UrQOL) is milder for spinal cord injury...