Orthopaedic spine surgeons in Brazil and the United States recently collaborated on the first total disc replacement using the posterior approach. Surgeons Luiz Pimenta, MD, PhD, of São Paulo, Brazil, ...

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On Friday, Tiger Woods underwent surgery for his seventh time on his back, this time receiving a Lumbar disc replacement in his L4/5. The 15-time major champion was still recovering from Achilles ...

Tiger Woods had his seventh back surgery on Friday. A day later, the 15-time major champion said that he underwent a lumbar disc replacement and was already feeling the positive effects of the ...

Degenerative disc disease affects up to 40% of all patients with low back pain. It can lead to spinal instability; that is, the inability of the spine to limit excessive or abnormal spinal ...

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 second largest commercial payer in Arizona has issued new evidence-based criteria supporting one-and two-level lumbar total disc replacement (TDR), expanding access to this treatment option for ...

The increasing demand for lumbar disc replacement devices is mainly driven by the rising incidence of bone-related disorders such as osteoporosis and arthritis. Moreover, the expanding geriatric ...