The University of Alabama at Birmingham Spinal Cord Injury Model System (UAB-SCIMS) maintains this Information Network as a resource to promote knowledge in the areas of research, health and quality ...

There are 7 cervical vertebrae in the cervical region ... The University of Alabama at Birmingham Spinal Cord Injury Model System provides this website as an auxiliary resource for the primary care of ...

Cervical fusion remains one of the most-performed cervical spine procedures done even as other techniques have gained prominence. Five notes: 1. Anterior cervical discectomy and fusions have been the ...

"We imagined the cervical spine as a cantilever bridge," said Zhang ... of the muscular events that precede fatigue. Unlike the model in this study that assumes static neck exertions, the ...

This is called a cervical myelopathy and surgery is recommended. Often, a procedure is performed to close the space that’s left when the disc is removed and restore the spine to its original length.

Cervical disc replacement is a safe option across all obesity levels compared to anterior cervical discectomy and fusion, ...

Cervical myelopathy is a condition that happens when the spinal cord in the neck is compressed or squeezed. There are many things that can cause this, but one of the most common is cervical ...

Long-term infliximab use in rheumatoid arthritis patients may reduce the risk of cervical spine deformity, new research ...