(CHICAGO) – Rush University Medical Center is one of the few sites in the country selected to participate in a clinical trial for the Artificial Cervical (neck) Disc, the latest technology in the ...

Reoperation rates between cervical disc replacement and anterior cervical discectomy and fusion didn’t see significant differences in reoperation risks. However disc replacement had some advantage in ...

This article was written for our sponsor, Dr. Sameer Mathur, Orthopedic Surgeon. Approximately 1.1 million patients in the United States suffer from symptomatic cervical disc disease each year. This ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . An artificial cervical disc improved clinical outcomes vs. anterior cervical discectomy and fusion at 5-year ...

The FDA recently approved the Medtronic Prestige LP Cervical System for treating degenerative disc disease at two adjacent vertebral levels (between C3 and C7). The device is said to be Medtronic’s ...

The M6-C artificial cervical disc was commercialized outside of the United States in 2006 and has an established robust clinical history with over 60,000 discs implanted in over 20 countries, with ...

The degeneration of cervical discs commonly follows a contiguous pattern, rather than a pattern of skipped level disc degeneration, based on results of a recently presented cross-sectional imaging ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Patients with 2-level symptomatic cervical disc degeneration fare better in terms of future secondary surgeries when their discs are replaced rather than fused, a new study shows. "We ...

A former WWE star has shared a huge injury update. This comes after his 2-level cervical disc replacement.

Simplify enters a crowded replacement disc market. However, the company is banking that its nonmetal discs will provide a significant competitive advantage. Metal discs create artifacts that can ...

SAN DIEGO, Sept. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- NuVasive, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUVA), the leader in spine technology innovation, focused on transforming spine surgery with minimally disruptive, procedurally ...

Spinal implant specialist LDR has been held back by patchy insurance company reimbursement of its flagship device, demonstrating the challenges facing med tech companies as they navigate the tricky ...