News tagged with disc disease
Re-op rates ID'd for herniated intervertebral disc disease
(HealthDay)—For patients undergoing surgery for lumbar herniated intervertebral disc disease, reoperation rates reach 13.4 percent after five years, with more than half of reoperations occurring in the ...
Surgery
Apr 16, 2013 |
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Review supports fusion for disc-related chronic low back pain
(HealthDay)—Clinical outcomes are positive for patients with chronic low back pain due to degenerative disc disease who undergo lumbar fusion, according to a review published in the April 1 issue of Spine.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Apr 10, 2013 |
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Spine patients who quit smoking report diminished pain
Smoking is a known risk factor for back pain and disc disease. In a new study presented today at the 2013 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), researchers reviewed smoking cessation rates ...
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Mar 19, 2013 |
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Study questions effect of disc replacement on low back pain
(HealthDay)—Although total disc replacement for chronic low back pain due to degenerative disc disease yields statistically significant improvements compared to conventional fusion, the clinical relevance ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jan 08, 2013 |
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Patients with severe back pain who quit smoking report less pain than patients who continue to smoke
For years, research has shown a link between smoking and an increased risk for low back pain, intervertebral (spine) disc disease, and inferior patient outcomes following surgery. A new study, published in the December 2012 ...
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Dec 05, 2012 |
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Disc disease severity doesn't predict surgical outcomes
(HealthDay)—Increasing severity of degenerative disc disease (DDD) does not impact outcomes in total lumbar disc replacement (TDR), according to a study published in the November issue of the European Sp ...
Surgery
Nov 09, 2012 |
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Gene linked to age-related degeneration of intervertebral discs identified
(Medical Xpress)—Researchers at King's College London have for the first time identified a gene linked to age-related degeneration of the intervertebral discs in the spine, a common cause of lower back ...
Genetics
Sep 24, 2012 |
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Complications following two-level axial lumbar interbody fusion
Surgeons from the Instituto de Patologia da Coluna in Sao Paulo, Brazil have found that an innovative minimally invasive surgical procedure performed to achieve two-level axial lumbar interbody fusion produced immediate successful ...
Surgery
Jul 20, 2012 |
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No pain, no gain: Weight loss, disc disease interventional radiology treatments coming
A minimally invasive treatment may target hunger at its source, another uses X-ray visible embolic beads to block arteries to the stomach and suppress hunger and a third explores the use of stem cells to repair vertebral ...
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Mar 26, 2012 |
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Neurosurgeons use adult stem cells to grow neck vertebrae
Neurosurgery researchers at UC Davis Health System have used a new, leading-edge stem cell therapy to promote the growth of bone tissue following the removal of cervical discs -- the cushions between the bones in the neck ...
Neuroscience
Sep 06, 2011 |
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'Genetic predisposition' argument in Canadian courts may diminish influence of other factors
Using genetic predisposition as a factor in medical conditions presented in Canadian legal cases may diminish the impact of occupational, environmental and social factors in determining health claims, particularly workplace ...
Genetics
May 24, 2011 |
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UCSF analysis shows newer surgery for neck pain may be better
A new surgery for cervical disc disease in the neck may restore range of motion and reduce repeat surgeries in some younger patients, according to a team of neurosurgeons from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) ...
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Apr 11, 2011 |
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