Arthritis & Rheumatism. 2006;54(12):3859-3867. Degenerative disc disease is one of today's most common and costly medical conditions. Marked by the gradual erosion of cartilage between the ...
Surgery is typically indicated when six months of conservative therapy have not been successful, if there is a neurologic deficit attributable to the cervical disc disease or when the symptoms ...
Bone-related disorders encompass pathologies ranging from orthopedic conditions, such as severe fractures, to spinal conditions, such as degenerative disc disease. Despite the growing number of ...
Spinal fusion permanently joins vertebrae together, providing stability for conditions like spondylolisthesis or severe degenerative disc disease. While this procedure limits some spinal movement ...
Compared with changes seen in the normal population (non-athletes) as described in the literature, disc degeneration defined by the above criteria was found to be significantly more severe in these ...