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Stryker has agreed to sell its U.S. spinal implants business to Viscogliosi Brothers to create a newly formed company called VB Spine. The medical technology company said Tuesday the New York City ...

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aDivision of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada bDivision of Neurosurgery, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada ...

A lumbar puncture (spinal tap ... in your lower spine using a spinal needle. Your doctor will ensure that the needle is positioned between your spinal cord and the cord’s covering or the ...

What was Saif's injury? The 'dural puncture with CSF leak' refers to an unintentional puncture of the dura mater, which is a membrane that encases the spinal cord and the cerebrospinal fluid or CSF.