spine surgery

July 14, 2022

New implant helps ease spinal lumbar fusion surgery

Vanderbilt’s Raymond Gardocki, MD, played an instrumental role in developing and implanting the Flarehawk 9 — a first-of-its-kind interbody implant that can be placed endoscopically during spinal lumbar fusion surgery.

By Emily Stembridge
May 6, 2021

Spine surgery helps patient take steps toward his dream

Jeff Vanderford always dreamed of walking his daughter down the aisle on her wedding day.

By Emily Stembridge
February 8, 2018

Bone and Joint Franklin thrives on team approach

Spine surgeon Byron Stephens, MD, works closely with physiatrists who treat patients with nonsurgical options at Vanderbilt Bone and Joint Franklin.

By Tom Wilemon
January 7, 2016

Over-the-phone physical therapy initiative helps ease spine patients’ pain

Spine surgery patients at risk for poor recovery can benefit from cognitive-behavioral based physical therapy, according to a Vanderbilt University Medical Center study.

By Tom Wilemon
December 3, 2015

Study to explore spinal cord stimulation to ease paralysis

A Vanderbilt neurosurgeon is looking to recruit patients with paraplegia to investigate whether intraspinal microstimulation technology can restore complex body movements.

By Tom Wilemon
March 6, 2014

Study explores best ways to manage spinal surgery patients

Kristin Archer, Ph.D., DPT, assistant professor of Orthopaedics and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, has received $1.7 million from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to study postoperative management for degenerative spinal conditions.

By VUMC News and Communications