Spine Journal

Link between vascular disease and disc height loss examined

(HealthDay) -- The association between vascular disease, as measured by abdominal aortic calcifications (AACs), and disc height loss is independent of cardiovascular disease and is largely explained by patient ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jun 08, 2012 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Bolus epidural fentanyl cuts post-spinal decompression pain

(HealthDay)—Intraoperative bolus epidural fentanyl is effective at alleviating early postoperative pain after lumbar canal decompression, according to a study published online Aug. 27 in The Spine Journal.

Surgery created Sep 07, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

rhBMP-2 linked to increased rate of retrograde ejaculation

(HealthDay)—For patients with lumbar spondylosis or spondylolisthesis of the lowest lumbar levels who undergo open anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF), use of recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2 ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Dec 29, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0