6. Mount Nittany Medical Center in State College, Pa., has the highest rate of unnecessary spinal fusion/laminectomy in the nation at 62.8%. One physician was responsible for most of those cases.

This is usually done by fusing the bone together. Surgery frequently involves a posterior (back of the neck incision) cervical fusion and mending the spinal bones together using small metal screws and ...

Spinal arthritis is the inflammation of the joints between the bones in your spine or the joints connecting your spine to your pelvis. Spinal arthritis can be caused by autoimmune diseases, wear and ...

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