Problem: Forty-six-year-old Hollywood stuntman. Career-threatening back pain. Traditional spinal fusion not an option. Decides to try risky, experimental disk replacement. Doctor: Fabien Bitan ...

Dr. Chad J. Prusmack characterized the disk replacement surgery as a likely "one-and-done" scenario and that 10-year follow-up visits show 4.8% of patients need a new surgery.

Multiple studies on disk replacement with follow-up ranging from 2-10 years have demonstrated rates of clinical improvement comparable to (and in some cases better) than cervical fusion, but it ...

Second of three parts.As common as total knee replacement has become, the surgery is not without its risks. We talked last week about manipulation under anesthesia (MUA) as a way to mitigate some ...

Along with muscle weakness due to disuse and immobility, scar tissue formation is thought to be a major cause of persistent pain and limited functionality after knee replacement. Scar tissue is ...

In New South Wales for example, rates of privately-funded disc replacement increased six-fold from 6.2 per million people in 2010–11 to 38.4 per million in 2019–20. What are the benefits and ...