Facet joint inflammation is linked to a more than threefold increase in the risk for subsequent ankylosis at the same spinal location in patients with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA). Researchers ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Lumbar facet arthroplasty was associated with superior outcomes vs. spinal fusion for stenosis and ...

NORWALK, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Premia Spine, a medical technology company changing the way debilitating chronic leg and back pain is treated, today announced publication of one-year outcomes from ...

A facetectomy is a surgical procedure on the spine to remove one or both facet joints of a vertebra. Surgery aims to release pressure on a trapped nerve and reduce pain. Facets are bony protrusions ...

Providence Medical Technology (PMT), a spine surgery-focused medtech company, today announced FDA has cleared its Cavux FFS-LX: Lumbar Facet Fixation System for use in lumbar spinal fusion surgery.

Low back pain is one of the most common reasons patients see primary care doctors. To understand this condition, it’s necessary to understand the anatomy of the low back. The lower (lumbar) spine ...

Spinal stenosis is a common condition, which with the availability of modern imaging facilities is now being increasingly recognized as a cause of low back pain and radiculopathy (leg pain) in the ...

Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is a procedure aiming to shrink the sizes of nodules and tumors or treat pain. RFA is not a cure-all solution, however. Back pain may not go away after RFA or may come ...