Degenerative disc disease typically begins when small tears appear in the disc wall, called the annulus. These tears can cause pain. 典型的退变性椎间盘疾病从椎间盘壁小的撕裂开始。椎间盘壁称为纤维环。这些撕裂会引起疼痛。 Disc ...
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Study Design: Systematic Review. Objectives: To systematically review the clinical outcomes, re-operation, and complication rates of lumbar TDR devices at mid-to long-term follow-up studies for the treatment of lumbar degenerative disc disease (DDD). Methods: A systematic search was conducted on ...
Cervical Degenerative Disc Disease 颈椎间盘退变性疾病 Cervical degenerative disc disease is diagnosed when a damaged disc in the cervical spine becomes symptomatic. 当颈椎的椎间盘损坏出现症状时,可诊断为颈椎间盘退变性疾病。 A...
脊柱外科、神经外科、康复科、疼痛科等医生对退行性椎间盘疾病 (degenerative disc disease,DDD)这个术语的具体定义可能是仁者见仁，智者见智。目前，采用细胞或分子生物学技术(干细胞、蛋白、基因学方法等)治疗退行性椎间盘疾病，均取得不错的疗效。但因对这个术语的具体定义尚存在争议，那么他们治疗的是同一类疾病吗...
Artificial disc replacement involves removal of the damaged disc and insertion of a moveable device that mimics a disc’s natural motion. Made of metal and plastic, they are similar to hip and knee joint implants. Dynamic stabilization involves the insertion of a flexible rod along the facet joi...
Delamarter R et al (2009) Results of the prospective, randomized, controlled multicenter Food and Drug Administration investigational device exemption study of the ProDisc-C total disc replacement versus anterior discectomy and fusion for the treatment of 1-level symptomatic cervical disc disease. Spine...
Mid- to long-term results of total disc replacement for lumbar degenerative disc disease: a systematic reviewLumbar total disc replacement, Mid- to long-term follow-up, Systematic reviewBackground Lumbar total disc replacement (TDR) has shown satisfactory clinical outcomes with few complications and ...
If pain and symptoms from cervical degenerative disc disease intensify, steps can be taken to help alleviate the problem. The first steps are usually self-care and/or non-surgical treatment options, and typically these will effectively manage the pain. In rare cases when pain and sym...