Because the members of our community are the most dedicated and, often times, the most affected people by back pain issues, the team at Spine-Health.com has compiled a list of the top articles, videos, and information on back surgery, spinal fusion, and neck surgery. We had a similar thread in our old boards and we wanted to make this information easily accessible by all of you for your needs.

The information is written by physicians and then independently peer reviewed by members of the site's Medical Advisory Board to ensure accuracy, completeness and fair presentation of information.

Here's the top topics and articles we have to offer on this important subject:

Artificial discs (e.g. for degenerative disc disease):

Lumbar Artificial Disc Surgery

Cervical Artificial Discs

Lumbar Artificial Disc vs. Fusion

Fusion surgery (e.g. for degenerative disc disease, scoliosis):

Lumbar Fusion Surgery

Lumbar Fusion for Degenerative Disc Disease

ALIF Information and ALIF interactive video

PLIF Information and PLIF interactive video

TLIF Information and TLIF interactive video

XLIF Interactive Video

Posterolateral gutter fusion

Anterior/posterior fusion (360 fusion, front-back fusion)

Preoperative preparation

Postoperative care and recovery

Anterior Cervical Spinal Fusion

Anterior Cervical Decompression and Fusion

And for more, see our Spinal Fusion Health Center

Decompression surgery (for spinal stenosis)

Laminectomy Information and Laminectomy interactive video

X-Stop Information and X-stop interactive video

For more, see our Back and Neck Surgery Articles and watch our Surgery Videos!

Clinical Trials

Back Surgery Trials

Herniated Disc Trials

Spinal Stenosis Trials

Find a Doctor

If you're like a lot of our forum members, you're probably looking for some help treating your condition or want to compare your doctor to others. The Spine-health Find a Doctor Directory has a listing of specialists, surgeons, and chiropractors that meet our quality standards.

We hope this is information that is helpful to you and to anyone affected by back pain and back problems.

Sincerely,

- Ben & The Spine-Health.com Team