Spinal fusion has long been “the gold standard” in spine surgery, but motion-preserving techniques have become more attractive to physicians and patients in recent years. Spine surgeons discuss how ...
In 2025 Becker’s has reported on three professional athletes who had spine surgery so far. 1. Denver Broncos safety P.J. Locke announced that he had spinal fusion after the team’s Jan. 12 playoff game ...
A groundbreaking scientific milestone has been achieved in spine surgery with the publication of a new peer-reviewed biomechanical study demonstrating that the AxioMed Viscoelastic Total Disc ...
Herniated nucleus pulposus (HNP), also referred to as a herniated disc, is a common spine pathology that occurs approximately 95% of the time at the L4-L5 or L5-S1 level (Fisher et al., 2004; Asch et ...
The AxioMed disc replacement implant was found to effectively reproduce key stiffness characteristics and natural-like motion behaviors of the lumbar spine, according to a Nov. 18 news release from ...
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . When the Charité artificial disc received FDA approval for clinical use in 2004, most spine surgeons thought ...
A recent German study found the ProDisc prosthesis to be a safe and effective treatment for patients with debilitating, multilevel low back pain related to fusion surgery or degenerative conditions.
Lumbar or lower back supports -- those large belts that people wear around their waists when they lift or carry heavy objects -- are not very useful for preventing low back pain, according to a new ...
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