Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) is the most commonly used decompressive procedure in the cervical spine and is used for the treatment of single or multiple level disc disease.

Degenerative disc disease is one of today's most common and ... "and raise the possibility of future novel therapeutic options for this disabling condition." But are there notochord cells within ...

Russian Federation Background Low back pain (BP), associated with the degenerative disc disease (DDD), poses a heavy social and economic burden, emerging among young adults. The pathophysiological ...

Spine problems, such as chronic back pain, pain after lower back surgery, disc herniation and spondylolysis, can significantly impact an individual's quality of life. While surgical interventions are ...

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

People with early or intermediate disease might not notice any symptoms ... have a serious medical problem like wet age-related macular degeneration. Realistically, the condition is likely to disrupt ...

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Dr. Graff-Radford's Memory Disorders Lab is studying large cohorts of Caucasian and African American people with Alzheimer's disease, Lewy body dementia, frontotemporal dementia and many controls with ...

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, ...

The medical term for disc disease is Intervertebral Disc Disease, often abbreviated as IVDD. Some dog breeds are more predisposed than others. In this article, veterinarian Dr. Eric Weiner discusses ...

There are several lupus treatment options. However, there is no “best" treatment for lupus because each person ... giving healthcare providers more choices about how they can help patients manage the ...

However, it is unknown whether IVD tissue contains functional circadian clocks and if so, how their dysregulation is implicated in IVD degeneration. Results Here we show the existence of the circadian ...