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1	Preoperative and Discharge Instructions for Cervical Fusion
2	Advanced Laproscopic Spine Fusion
3	Preoperative Steps to Spinal Surgery
4	Degenerative Disc Disease and Low Back Pain
5	Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Information Center
6	METRx Laminotomy and Discectomy
7	Vertebral Fractures and Vertebroplasty
8	The Role of Epidural Injections for Pinched Nerves
9	Laminotomy and Microdiscectomy Video
10	A Patient's Guide to Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Spinal Surgery (VATS)

Orthopedic Headlines In The News

No Charges in Federal Probe of Medtronic Infuse
The U.S. Department of Justice has closed its probe of Medtronic's marketing of its Infuse bone growth product for spinal fusion surgery without filing charges,...
Low Back Pain Eases but Doesn't Vanish
Symptoms of acute and persistent low-back pain improved significantly in the first 6 weeks after treatment, but even at 1 year there was lingering chronic...
Impact Sports Score Solid Bones
Young men who played high-impact sports, such as basketball, at least 4 hours a week had higher peak bone mass and may have protected themselves...
'High Value' Care Goal of New ACP Partnership
NEW ORLEANS -- The American College of Physicians (ACP) and ALLConsumer Reports are teaming up to help patients get the biggest bang for their healthcare...
Magnetic Rod Helps Correct Scoliosis
A magnetically controlled rod inserted along the spine helped correct scoliosis in the first two children in a case series, researchers in Hong Kong found.