All of the discs are indicated for use in skeletally mature patients for single level disc disease in levels C3 to C7. Candidates for surgery are those who have failed conservative therapy and ...

Spine problems, such as chronic back pain, pain after lower back surgery, disc herniation and spondylolysis ... which are a common source of back and neck pain.” Degenerative Disc Disease (DDD) ...

Lower back surgery represents a life-changing decision that demands careful consideration. While many view surgery as a ...

Arthritis & Rheumatism. 2006;54(12):3859-3867. Degenerative disc disease is one of today's most common and costly medical conditions. Marked by the gradual erosion of cartilage between the ...

Doctors conducted a rare and unusual spine surgery to replace the lumbar disc of an international patient from Nigeria, ...

Guwahati: This groundbreaking procedure was led by a team of expert Neuro Spine Surgeons, Dr. Shameem Ahmed and Dr. Deep ...

The use of knee arthroscopy to treat degenerative meniscal tears is well established ... the best evidence based management of these tears and reconsider the role of surgery. The menisci are two ...

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, ...

knee arthroscopy was no better than exercise therapy What is the role of arthroscopic surgery in degenerative knee disease? An expert panel produced these recommendations based on a linked systematic ...

The shape of the vertebrae changes from a brick shape to a wedge shape, which can lead to early onset degenerative disc disease, among other possible ... the only proven treatment is spinal fusion ...