A 58-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital 3 weeks after lumbar surgery because of diplopia and fever. Left leg pain and a rash had preceded the fever and diplopia. A diagnosis was made.

I suspect that many of us would agree that along with our beautiful scenery, our gracious and kind neighbors, the lovely ...

As spine technologies and patient safety become more advanced, practice leaders might consider adding cases normally done in hospital outpatient settings to the ASC. But Nikhil Shetty, MD, advised ...

TriasMD, parent company of the DISC Surgery Centers, announced today that DISC Surgery Center at Tarzana is now open and ready to serve the San Fernando Valley. With a focus on advanced spine, joint, ...

Alliance Orthopedics is excited to welcome Dr. Gino Chiappetta, M.D., to its team of distinguished providers. Gino Chiappetta brings over 18 years of excellence in delivering elite spine care. We are ...

Lumbar fusion surgery is a well‐established intervention for stabilising degenerative lumbar disorders. However, one of its critical complications is adjacent segment disease (ASD), a condition ...

Background The optimal components of postoperative exercise programmes following single-level lumbar discectomy have not been identified. Facilitating lumbar multifidus (LM) function after discectomy ...