News tagged with artificial disc
Artificial disc a viable alternative to fusion for 2-level disc disease
When two adjacent discs in the low back wear out, become compressed and cause unmanageable pain, numbness or other symptoms, replacement with artificial discs can be a viable alternative to standard fusion surgery, based ...
May 21, 2011 |
not rated yet |
0
For back, neck pain, artificial disc replacement has cost, outcome advantages over fusion surgery
When physical therapy and drugs fail to relieve back or neck pain, patients often turn to spinal fusion surgery as a last resort, but two new studies show that in certain situations, especially when several discs are involved, ...
Mar 22, 2011 |
not rated yet |
0
Artificial disc replacement as good or better than spinal fusion surgery (Audio)
Spine surgeons at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and other U.S. centers are reporting that artificial disc replacement works as well and often better than spinal fusion surgery. The two procedures are ...
Feb 27, 2009 |
4.3 / 5 (4) |
1
Search results for artificial disc
Injured boomers beware: Know when to see doctor
(AP) -- It happened to nurse Jane Byron years after an in-line skating fall, business owner Haralee Weintraub while doing "men's" push-ups, and avid cyclist Gene Wilberg while lifting a heavy box.
Feb 12, 2012 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
Robot brings 3D to study of joints
A new robot developed by Flinders University engineers is poised to revolutionise the way we study the performance of normal and diseased joints and their artificial replacements by simulating joint motion.
Sep 28, 2011 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
In the battle to relieve back aches, researchers create bioengineered spinal disc implants
Every year, millions of people contend with lower back and neck discomfort. With intent to ease their pain, Cornell University engineers in Ithaca and doctors at the Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City have created ...
Aug 01, 2011 |
5 / 5 (3) |
0
|
UCSF analysis shows newer surgery for neck pain may be better
A new surgery for cervical disc disease in the neck may restore range of motion and reduce repeat surgeries in some younger patients, according to a team of neurosurgeons from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) ...
Apr 11, 2011 |
not rated yet |
0
Scientists unravel the mysterious mechanics of spider silk
Scientists now have a better understanding of why spider silk fibers are so incredibly strong. Recent research, published by Cell Press on February 15th in Biophysical Journal, describes the architecture of silk fibers from t ...
Mar 01, 2011 |
4.5 / 5 (2) |
0
|
Treating modern back pain with help from old bones
The research brings together archaeology and anthropology expertise at the University of Bristol with the latest computer modelling techniques developed at the University of Leeds.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Feb 28, 2011 |
2 / 5 (1) |
0
New laser system shows promise for cataract surgery
(PhysOrg.com) -- Imagine trying to cut by hand a perfect circle roughly one-third the size of a penny. Then consider that instead of a sheet of paper, you're working with a scalpel and a thin, elastic, transparent ...
Nov 17, 2010 |
5 / 5 (2) |
2
|
Scientists capture first direct images of theoretically predicted magnetic monopoles
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have captured the first direct images of magnetic monopoles which were theoretically conceived by the British-Swiss physicist Dirac in the early 1930s who showed that their existence ...
Oct 20, 2010 |
4.7 / 5 (73) |
28
|
Unexpected magnetism discovered
Theoretical work done at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory has provided a key to understanding an unexpected magnetism between two dissimilar materials.
Oct 18, 2010 |
4.9 / 5 (17) |
1
|
Glucose biofuel cells may soon power implants
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers in Grenoble, France have for the first time successfully implanted glucose biofuel cells in living rats. The results suggest such cells may one day use the body’s own glucose and ...
May 19, 2010 |
4.7 / 5 (6) |
1
|
List of search results for artificial disc
