Known as anterior cervical discectomy and fusion ... The object of the surgery is to remove the faulty disc - taking the pressure off the spinal cord - and insert in its place a titanium disc ...

Study subjects were unblinded prior to surgery. Among the 290 subjects randomized to the cervical disc, 37 declined treatment and 12 converted to anterior fusion. The investigators report the ...

"The pain continues from the back of my neck to my head."A (30s, female), a beauty industry worker, recently started pain in the back of her neck and had a severe headache, so she eventually visited ...

A potential overreliance on new technology, the lack of standardization and long-term data and underappreciation of global spinal alignment are three of the most overlooked issues in spine care and ...

After sharing last week that she had herniated a disc in her neck, the Firefly Lane star, 42, said Wednesday that she underwent surgery to implant two titanium discs. "Well…I am now bionic!!" ...

A cervical intervertebral disc can prolapse (hernia or rupture) asymptomatically or may produce neck pain, nerve root compression (radiculopathy) or spinal cord compression (myelopathy). Surgery is ...

From findings on cervical disc replacement to total knee replacement, Becker’s reported on eight spine and orthopedic studies since March 14. 1. Cervical disc replacement is a safe option across all ...

Surgery is typically indicated when six months of conservative therapy have not been successful, if there is a neurologic deficit attributable to the cervical disc disease or when the symptoms ...