Novel Spine Surgery Technique Minimizes Paralysis Risk by Foregoing Direct Nerve Manipulation
A neurosurgical research team at Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong has been recognized for developing a surgical approach that significantly...
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Severe MRI Findings Don’t Automatically Require Spine Surgery: 3 Factors Doctors Check First
A patient undergoes a magnetic resonance imaging scan and is told that their spinal canal has "significantly narrowed" or that a "large herniated...
Spine and Joint Surgery in Your 80s Is Just the Beginning: Nanuri Hospital Conference Highlights Post-Op Care in Super-Aged Era
For elderly patients undergoing spine or joint surgery, a successful operation is not the finish line.
Suwon Nanuri Hospital Offers Free Spine and Joint Consultations for Foreign Workers
Foreign workers living in South Korea and their families often struggle to access healthcare when suffering from spine...
Numb Calves Led Her to Seek Treatment—But the Culprit Wasn’t Her Knee; It Was Her Lower Back
[Summary] Lumbar spinal stenosis can cause numbness and pain to show up first in the legs or calves rather than the...
Spinal Fusion Through a 1-Centimeter Lens: How Single-Port Endoscopy Replaces the Large Back Incision
"They say they have to put big screws in my lower back to hold it in place, but I’m so scared I can’t bring myself to...
Get Second and Third Opinions Before Spine Surgery, Urges Renowned Scoliosis Surgeon Kim Yong-jung
Dr. Kim Yong-jung, Director of the Spinal Deformity Center at Seoul Bumin Hospital, has performed approximately 2,400...
Guarding the S-Curve: How Fixed Postures Push the Spine to Its Limit
That familiar, stubborn stiffness settles into the lower back, and changing positions brings little relief.
Biportal Endoscopic Spine Surgery: Similar Efficacy to Conventional Methods with Better Wound Recovery
A recent clinical evaluation has found that biportal endoscopic surgery provides clinical outcomes comparable to...
Slipped Vertebrae: When "Tingling Legs" Signal Spondylolisthesis Rather Than a Herniated Disc
Ms. Choi, a 52-year-old living in Busan, recently noticed a troubling change. While grocery shopping with her elderly...