This research compared how effectively the BlockBuster laryngeal mask airway, King Vision video laryngoscope, and flexible intubation scope performed in patients with simulated cervical spine ...

Anterior and posterior neck surface piercings are becoming more common. During cervical spine immobilization, these body piercings can interfere with cervical collar placement (Armstrong ...

Methods: The cervical-thoracic spine (C1-T2) of rats was irradiated with an 18 MeV ... dose calculations. A custom immobilization device, combined with portable X-ray imaging, was used for precise ...

A potential overreliance on new technology, the lack of standardization and long-term data and underappreciation of global spinal alignment are three of the most overlooked issues in spine care and ...

Curiteva’s Inspire 3D-printed cervical spine implant has been used in more than 5,000 levels, the devicemaker said April 15. The milestone comes two years after the debut of the implant in 2023, ...

When a piece of hardware – like a screw – needs to be inserted into a patient’s spine, it’s important that it is placed in precisely the right spot. “The margin for error is very, very small when ...

A life-changing therapy being used at a small rehabilitation clinic in suburban Chicago is giving new hope to people with spinal cord injuries.

Only rarely, however, does such a hemangioma cause spinal-cord compression. Myelocompression by hemangioma of the cervical vertebral bodies is particularly unusual. Since early recognition and ...

The Prestige® Cervical Disc (Medtronic Sofamor Danek, Memphis, TN) received FDA Premarket Approval (PMA) on July 16, 2007. The ProDisc-C® (Synthes Spine Inc., West Chester, PA) received PMA ...