An important and limiting complication of cervical spine fusion surgery is the development of DDD in adjacent discs. [5–7] Artificial intervertebral disc arthroplasty has been proposed as an ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) — A new surgical procedure is providing hope for those suffering from chronic neck pain. The anterior cervical discectomy fusion (ACDF) is a breakthrough operation that promises ...

When conservative treatments like physiotherapy or medication no longer help, doctors may recommend spinal fusion ... allow direct access to the disc space without disturbing the spinal muscles ...

Lumbar total disc replacement patients tended to have more facet injections following surgery compared to those having anterolateral lumbar interbody fusion, according to a study published in the ...

The NHS undertakes almost 2,000 operations to remove and replace neck discs each year. Known as anterior cervical discectomy and fusion ... to operate. Without it, he felt the disc would keep ...

Fusion surgery is a common procedure to relieve pain usually caused by pinched nerves in one’s neck, according to the Cleveland Clinic, which describes the method as a surgeon fusing the bones ...

Local doctors are advising patients to carefully evaluate their options before opting for surgery to address neck or back ...

Rojeh Melikian, MD: Dr. Melikian has an array of interests in spinal care, including anterior cervical fusion and disc replacement surgery. He is trained in the full spectrum of spine surgery from ...

The Prestige® Cervical Disc (Medtronic ... that the outcomes from disc replacement would be at least equivalent to fusion. Study subjects were unblinded prior to surgery. Among the 290 subjects ...