Objectives: To observe the prevalence of lumbar intervertebral disc degeneration in elite athletes as compared with published literature of changes seen in non-athletes—that is, normal population.

Objective To identify the reason of the lower back pain, a detailed MRI analysis of disk degeneration (DD) and survey were conducted ... retrospectively based on the signal intensity (rated on a ...

Intervertebral disc prosthesis: results and prospects ... Treatment of symptomatic adjacent-segment degeneration after lumbar fusion with total disc arthroplasty by using the ProDisc prosthesis ...

Degenerative ... disc disease is extremely rare. Intrigued by this fact and how it might apply to humans, researchers in Toronto, Canada, decided to conduct a gene expression study on ...

Spinal degeneration, also known as degenerative disc disease or spondylosis ... but can also be influenced by various factors. The intervertebral discs act as cushions between the vertebrae ...

[4] The disc is removed ... pressure from the spinal nerves and to realign and stabilize the spinal segment. Bony material (either autograft or allograft) is placed into the intervertebral space ...

"Jumbalaya Jones did in fact survive the trauma of having his nails clipped and enjoyed a warrior's pup cup after the ordeal. In Jumba we trust," Syd captioned the post. Social media users were left ...

After her dog became paralysed on Christmas Day, a Wiltshire mum has launched a fundraising campaign for vital treatment.