Expandable interbody cages are becoming a go-to in spine surgery. They help fix disc height and alignment with less invasive procedures. But, there's a catch. Doctors worry about how well these cages hold up over time. A recent study looked at 40 patients who got these cages in their lower backs. T
Young kids with early onset scoliosis sometimes need special surgeries to help their spines grow straight. These surgeries use implants that are meant to be temporary, but what happens when these implants fail and need to be removed? Not much is known about what happens to these kids after the impla
More patients with severe obesity are getting knee replacements these days. Yet, this also means more complications and implants not lasting long. A new study looked into how a specific type of knee replacement, made from a porous metal, fared in these patients over time. They checked both how well
