Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . MADRID — In patients with ankylosing spondylitis, low-dose CT of the whole spine delivered greater sensitivity ...

A new study offers hope for patients with thoracic ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (TOPLL), a rare spinal disorder. Researchers in Japan found that surgery to decompress and ...

An 86-year-old woman was admitted to hospital with back pain and general malaise after a fall. Her medical history included hypertension, dyslipidemia and previous venous thromboembolism. Because an ...

Pediatr Health. 2009;3(5):451-456. The examination of the spine itself includes observing overall alignment of the spine as viewed from behind the patient. The spine should be exposed with the patient ...

Patients with radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (ax-SpA) and a high risk of radiographic progression had similar low progression on both secukinumab and an adalimumab biosimilar. Both secukinumab ...

As you get older, your vertebrae (spinal bones) tend to wear down. The bony discs and joints can crack. You don’t have to have an injury, such as a fall, for this to happen. Wear and tear on any bone ...

The spine in the upper back and abdomen is known as the thoracic spine. It is one of the three major sections of the spinal column. The thoracic spine sits between the cervical spine in the neck and ...