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More Problems for Charite Artificail Disc - Lawsuits Mounting
Results: The prevalence of heterotopic ossification in the 276 consecutive patients treated with lumbar disc replacement with the CHARITÉ Artificial Disc was 4.3%. There were four cases of Class-I heterotopic ossification and eight
A Patient's Guide to Lumbar Artificial Disc Replacement
Artificial disc surgery is relatively new in the United States but has been used in Europe for many years. In the US, the first lumbar artificial disc surgery was done in clinical trials in October 2001. The Federal Drug Administration
Artificial intervertebral disc replacement for lumbar degenerative
Over time, the intervertebral lumbar discs can wear out as a result of degenerative disc disease (DDD). The fibrous yet flexible lumbar discs can dehydrate and lose flexibility, thus gradually losing the ability to cushion the bony
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Cervical Laminectomy Cervical Foraminotomy Cervical Discectomy Cervical Corpectomy and Strut Graft Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion Cervical Spine Anatomy Posterior Cervical Fusion Whiplash Cervical Artificial Disc Replacement
Revision and Explantation Strategies Involving the CHARITE Lumbar
Conclusions: Total disc replacement implant revisions occur largely as a result of technical errors in positioning and sizing of the implant. In addition, adherence to strict patient selection criteria will eliminate many cases of
Cervical artificial disc replacement technologies
A number of disc arthroplasties are currently in various phases of development and clinical testing in the United States. These devices use a variety of materials and design concepts. At the time of the compilation of this manuscript,
First Inland Empire surgery to insert artificial cervical disc
The technique used in artificial disc replacement surgery is nearly identical to that used in fusions, but instead of inserting bone grafts, the artificial discs are placed between the bones, explains Dr. Johnson. The artificial disc is
Posterior metal-on-metal disc replacement device and method
Provided is a device and method for replacing a diseased or damaged intervertebral disc in the spine of a patient. The device provided having at least two units, each of the units having an articulation surface and a bone contacting
Transforaminal prosthetic spinal disc replacement and methods thereof
The present invention relates generally to a prosthetic spinal disc for replacing a damaged disc between two vertebrae of a spine and methods for inserting said discs. The present invention also relates to prosthetic spinal disc designs
Mobi-C Cervical Artificial Disc Replacement Clinical Trial
A clinical study of the Mobi-C Cervical Artificial Disc for the treatment of neck pain and possibly arm pain associated with degenerative disc disease in the cervical spine. The Mobi-C is a total disc replacement for one or two damaged
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AxioMed Spine Corporation Completes Manufacturing Agreement with The Polymer Technology Group, Inc. Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance
CLEVELAND----AxioMed Spine Corporation announced that it has completed an agreement to add a second manufacturing site for its spinal disc replacement products at the company's new facility in Garfield Heights, Ohio.
Eden Spine Announces Today That Dr. Jean-Philippe Lemaire Presented the Latest Generation of Lumbar Disc Prosthesis at PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance
Eden Spine, LLC announced today that Dr. Jean-Philippe Lemaire from France presented the latest generation of Lumbar Disc Prosthesis, the WellDisc-L, during the American College of Spine Surgery annual meeting on May 3rd, 2007 in Nashville, Tennessee.
Lumbar disc surgery gives Canadian a new lease of life Indian Express via Yahoo! India News
Martin De Guise is among a handful of patients to have undergone this specialised surgery; he is set to fly back home on Saturday FOR almost a year now, Martin de Guise had been racked by such severe pain in his lower back that he could not perform routine activities and had stopped stepping out of home. But all this is set to change after the 39-year-old Canadian underwent lumbar disc
SpinalMotion's KineflexR Artificial Lumbar Disc Long-Term Data Presented at International Spine Meeting Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.----SpinalMotion, developer of the investigational Kineflex® lumbar and Kineflex/C® cervical disc implants for treating patients with degenerative disc disease , today reported long-term data from outside the United States for the first 100 lumbar disc patients, and near completion of enrollment in the U.S. cervical trial.
SpinalMotion's KineflexR Artificial Lumbar Disc Long-Term Data Presented at International Spine Meeting RedNova
SpinalMotion, developer of the investigational
PEEK-OPTIMA® Polymer - Based Motion Preservation Devices May Possess Lower Wear Rates than Those Developed with Other PRWeb via Yahoo! News
Tests evaluate wear performance of Invibio's PEEK-OPTIMA polymer and carbon fiber-reinforced PEEK-OPTIMA compound in self-mating wear couples.
PEEK-OPTIMA® Polymer - Based Motion Preservation Devices May Possess Lower Wear Rates than Those Developed with Other PR Web
Tests evaluate wear performance of Invibio's PEEK-OPTIMA polymer and carbon fiber-reinforced PEEK-OPTIMA compound in self-mating wear couples. (PRWeb May 1, 2007) Post Comment:Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/pingpr.php/TG92ZS1FbXB0LVRoaXItUHJvZi1NYWduLVplcm8=
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