Surgery is not considered a first-line treatment for rheumatoid arthritis (RA). But a doctor may suggest a joint repair or replacement procedure if you have significant joint damage that interferes ...

Cervical myelopathy and cervical radiculopathy are neurologic conditions. They both originate in the neck and cause a loss of function. Cervical myelopathy is caused by compression of the spinal cord ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . CHICAGO — Results showed several surgical and patient factors were significantly associated with conversion from ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with central cord syndrome who underwent early surgical decompression had improved recovery in upper ...

Surgeries for thyroid eye disease include orbital decompression (to relieve swelling), strabismus (to repair eye muscles and correct eye alignment), and eyelid retraction correction (to restore eyelid ...

In contrast to other up-and-coming robotic surgery systems, one newly cleared by the FDA acts less like an autonomous assistant and more like a surgeon’s extra pair of hands. While most other surgical ...