The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510 (k) clearance to a standalone lateral lumbar interbody fusion device from the internationally renowned surgeon Randal Betz, M.D.’s company, ...

If an upper lumbar disc herniation is suspected, a femoral stretch test may be included in the evaluation. The patient is placed in a prone position, and the knee is maximally dorsiflexed.

Postoperatively, he had significant lumbar muscle spasm. Two days postoperatively he developed atrial flutter and was emergently cardioverted. His cardiac status prevented him from ambulating ...