Tag: total disc replacement
Centinel Spine announces prodisc C Vivo cervical total disc replacement milestone
Centinel Spine has announced the completion of the 100th procedure in the USA using its prodisc C Vivo cervical total disc replacement (TDR) device.
Kevin Rutz, an...
New CPT add-on code accepted for second level of lumbar total...
In an effort to increase the availability of two-level lumbar total disc replacement (TDR) to individuals experiencing degeneration of the intervertebral discs, the American...
Three podium presentations demonstrate positive results for Zimmer Biomet’s Mobi-C
Results from three studies presented at the 2017 French Spine Society Congress (SFCR; June 1–3, Lille, France) have demonstrated the short and long-term safety,...
Simplify disc “may minimise the need for post-surgical CT scans”
A new study published in BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders has found that the use of computed tomography (CT) imaging following spinal surgery has increased significantly....
Two-year USA IDE clinical study follow-up completed for AxioMed Viscoelastic lumbar...
All two-year follow up data for Axiomed’s USA lumbar Investigative Device Exemption clinical study has been collected and analysed, according to a company release.
Results...
AANS Neurosurgery: Stepwise illustration of teeth-fixation semi-constrained cervical disc arthroplasty
In this video from the Journal of Neurosurgery, researchers present the case of a 53-year-old woman with "symptoms of both radiculopathy and myelopathy caused...
First AxioMed Freedom viscoelastic total disc replacement implanted in Australia
Australia’s first viscoelastic total cervical disc replacement case using the AxioMed Freedom device has been successful performed by Richard Laherty of Queensland Neurosurgery, Brisbane.
Laherty...