In conclusion, artificial cervical disc arthroplasty has been proposed as an alternative to ACDF for the treatment of single ... risk of adjacent segment degeneration. Thus, the question is ...

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 ...

New treatments for macular degeneration may help preserve your eyesight for longer, without the need for frequent injections. Some of these treatments include retinal gene therapy and the "port" ...

Discussion: Disc degeneration may encourage high strains to be experienced within the anterior region of the adjacent bone, owing to changes in load distribution. This study demonstrates the potential ...

Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) is a type of spine surgery used for the treatment of neck or arm pain caused by cervical ... which is pressure on a cervical spinal nerve. Degeneration, ...

Objectives To describe the prevalence of degenerative changes on MRI and conventional radiographs of the spine in a young population with suspicion of axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) and assess ...

Spondylolisthesis was always associated with a history of back pain. A low prevalence of radiological cervical intervertebral disc degeneration of all grades of severity of 8·7% was found among the ...

Mr Douglas Koh, a physiotherapist at SGH, says physiotherapy can play an important role in managing pain associated with degenerative disc disease. A treatment plan includes exercises to improve ...

The FDA has granted 510 (k) clearance to an expandable lateral lumbar interbody system. U.S. Court–Middle District Florida ...