Age alone is becoming a less reliable measure of surgical risk as spine surgeons treat patients with increasingly complex medical needs. Osteoporosis, frailty, limited support at home and the ...

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 ...

Surgery for spinal stenosis of the neck aims to relieve compression and improve symptoms. Spinal stenosis is a compression of nerves in the spine. The condition most commonly affects the lumbar spine, ...

Woods said on social media that he had lumbar disc replacement surgery on Friday. It is the seventh back surgery of his career. Tiger Woods had lumbar disc replacement surgery on Friday, announcing ...

Minimally invasive spine surgery is expanding, but surgeons are drawing a sharper distinction between smaller incisions and better outcomes. While many see clear benefits for routine decompressions ...

Will Zalatoris is preparing for his third major back surgeries in the past four years.

Woods made the announcement Friday on his social media channels. He played in just five events this year, and it's believed to be his sixth career back surgery. Tiger Woods had micro decompression ...