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Results 1 - 10 of 422 for Spinal
  1. Spinal fusion 
    Spinal fusion is surgery to permanently join together two or more bones in the spine so there ... or a foraminotomy , is almost always done first. Spinal fusion may be done: On the part of ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002968.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Spine surgery - discharge 
    ... in your back where nerve roots leave your spinal column Laminectomy -- surgery to remove the lamina, two ... in your back, to take pressure off your spinal nerves or spinal column Spinal fusion -- the fusing ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000313.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Spinal cord stimulation 
    Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) is a treatment for pain that uses a mild electric current to block ... stretched into the space on top of your spinal cord. These wires will be connected to a ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007560.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Spinal stenosis 
    Spinal stenosis is narrowing of the spinal column that causes pressure on the spinal cord, or narrowing of the openings (called neural foramina) where spinal nerves leave the spinal ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000441.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Questions to ask your surgeon about spinal surgery 
    ... surgery on your spine. The main types of spinal surgery include diskectomy , laminectomy , foraminotomy , and spinal fusion . Below are questions you may want to ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000971.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Spinal cord trauma 
    Spinal cord trauma is damage to the spinal cord. It may result from direct injury to the cord itself or indirectly from disease of the nearby bones, tissues, or blood vessels.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001066.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. Spinal injury 
    The spinal cord contains the nerves that carry messages between your brain and the rest of the body. The cord passes through your neck and back. A spinal cord injury is very serious because it can ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000029.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. Spinal cord abscess 
    Spinal cord abscess is the swelling and irritation (inflammation) and the collection of infected material (pus) and germs in or around the spinal cord.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001405.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  9. Spinal tumor 
    A spinal tumor is a growth of cells (mass) in or around the spinal cord. ... a tumor of the supporting cells inside the spinal cord Meningioma: tumor of the tissue that covers ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001403.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  10. Spinal injury - resources 
    ... following organizations are good resources for information on spinal injury : National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke -- ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002185.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
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