An emerging type of minimally invasive spine surgery reduces the use of pain medication in patients' recovery compared to those who undergo other less minimally invasive spine surgery, which use ...

Researchers who had been using Fitbit data to help predict surgical outcomes have a new method to more accurately gauge how patients may recover from spine surgery. Using machine learning techniques ...

For years, spine surgery has been judged by what happens early. How long was the hospital stay? Were there complications? Did the patient need another operation? Did pain improve in the first year?

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Richard Menger is a neurosurgeon and a political scientist. A post-operative x-ray showing a spinal deformity correction for ...

From AI patient selection and custom implants to bone health and the freehand-skills debate, here are the 10 themes shaping the next six months for spine surgeons.

Since Intuitive Surgical’s da Vinci robot system received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the year 2000, robotic-assisted surgical systems (RAS) have indisputably led the ...