What is Artificial Disc Replacement? Dr. Jessica Shellock, Orthopedic Spine Surgeon at Texas Back Institute explains what Disc Replacement is and how it works. Disc replacement is a motion preserving surgery. Artificial Disc Replacement or Total Disc Replacement is an alternative to spinal fusion surgery. In a spine fusion, the…
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There is promising news for millions of patients who suffer from lower back pain and disability caused by degenerative disc disease. Researchers in Hong Kong recently published their findings in the medical journal Spine. They found a novel imaging biomarker that seems to correlate to degenerative disc disease and lower…
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Happy New Year! What are your New Year’s resolutions? Do they include quitting smoking or obtaining better control of your diabetes and cholesterol? While most of us know that smoking, diabetes and high cholesterol puts you at an increased risk for a heart attack or stroke, did you know they…
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The Spine Journal, Volume 4, Issue 6, Supplement 1, November-December 2004, Pages S260-S267 Jack E. Zigler Subject Lumbar Total Disc Replacement , Degenerative Disc Disease Introduction The ProDisc was developed by Thierry Marnay, a French orthopedic surgeon, in the late 1980s. Marnay and his associate implanted ProDiscs into 64 patients from 1990 to…
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SAS Journal, 2007; 1:63-7 Jack E. Zigler, Barton L. Sachs, Ralph F. Rashbaum, Donna D. Ohnmeiss Subject Lumbar Total Disc Replacement , Degenerative Disc Disease Introduction Although total disc replacement has been performed for years outside the United States, relatively little available data address clinical outcomes, particularly data from prospective studies. We report…
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SAS Journal, 2007; 1:8-11 Scott L. Blumenthal, Richard D. Guyer, F. Geisler, Paul C. McAfee, J. Regan Subject Lumbar Total Disc Replacement , Degenerative Disc Disease Introduction Introduction of a new surgical technology may result in higher rates of adverse events compared with rates reported in the study performed to gain regulatory…
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SAS Journal, 2007; 1:20-7 R. T. Holt, M. E. Majd, J. E. Isaza, Scott L. Blumenthal, Paul C. McAfee, Richard D. Guyer, et al. Subject Lumbar Total Disc Replacement , Degenerative Disc Disease Introduction Previous reports of lumbar total disc replacement (TDR) have described significant complications. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration…
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The Spine Journal, Volume 7, Issue 5, September-October 2007, Pages 558-562 Richard D. Guyer, Scott G. Tromanhauser, John J. Regan Subject Lumbar Total Disc Replacement , Degenerative Disc Disease , Fusion Introduction Degenerative disc disease (DDD) is a cause of low back pain commonly requiring surgical intervention. The option of lumbar total disc replacement (TDR)…
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Comparison of Two-Level versus One-Level Total Disc Replacement: Results from a Prospective FDA-Regulated Trial SAS Journal, 2008; 140-144 Jack E. Zigler, Donna D. Ohnmeiss Subject Lumbar Total Disc Replacement , Degenerative Disc Disease Introduction Fusion has been the traditional surgery for painful disc degeneration unresponsive to non-operative care. Fusion rates may decline in…
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Every year on October 16, health leaders from around the world recognize the very human condition of back pain. World Spine Day is an annual reminder of the how prevalent back injuries and disease are in every country in the world, regardless of its level of development, and what measures…
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