In anterior cervical surgery, it is usually not necessary or desirable to remove the posterior longitudinal ligament. Retention of the ligament helps prevent overdistraction of the disc space by the ...

Here are six key updates from Newport Beach, Calif.-based DISC Sports & Spine Center so far in 2025: 1. Twenty physicians with Newport Beach, Calif.-based DISC Sports & Spine Center were honored by ...

DEBORAH: AND TONIGHT’S WOMAN’S DOCTOR, A LOOK AT ARTIFICIAL DISC REPLACEMENT SURGERY. IT CAN CAUSE TERRIBLE PAIN AND NERVE PAIN GOING DOWN THE ARM. MERCY MEDICAL CENTER DOCTOR CHARLES EDWARDS II, SAYS ...

When Cheryl Trevithick was dealing with chronic neck pain from a disc herniation, her husband learned about a solution that made perfect sense to his engineering-wired brain: cervical disc replacement ...

Spine surgeons are reporting that artificial disc replacement works as well and often better than spinal fusion surgery. The two procedures are performed on patients with damaged discs in the neck.

WESTMINSTER, Colo., Oct. 31, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ZimVie Inc. (Nasdaq: ZIMV), a global life sciences leader in the dental and spine markets, today announced that the first patient in the United ...

RICHMOND, Va. -- John Larsen is thankful to be healthy and back on the job again, answering the call for help as a Henrico firefighter. Larsen, 35, recently returned to work after having surgery for a ...

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 ...

X Japan plans are a bit in flux at the moment, as the band's drummer Yoshiki is planning to undergo emergency cervical artificial disc replacement surgery on May 16 in Los Angeles. That has led to a ...

The injury bug has hit the WWE again, with Jason Jordan set to miss WrestleMania and an undetermined period of time after seeking a surgical solution to his neck issues. So what happened? Jordan (real ...

It was recently revealed that X Japan drummer Yoshiki was in need of cervical artificial disc replacement surgery and that it had led to the cancellation of all the band's promotional activities ...