(HealthDay)—Customizing the end plate geometry of intervertebral disc implants correlates with improved load distribution and stiffness, according to a study published online Oct. 29 in The Spine ...

Time for a posture check! Slumped and achy? Well each year, up to 60% of Americans suffer from chronic back or neck pain. Now, Cornell researchers have created a spinal implant out of biomaterials… ...

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson's artificial spinal disc, launched in the United States with great fanfare three years ago, is in for design adjustments, the company said. Sign up here.

The Food and Drug Administration in October approved the first artificial spinal disk to replace a diseased or damaged disk. The procedure is a surgical alternative to spinal fusion. Los Angeles Times ...

(Nanowerk News) Artificial joints have a limited lifespan. After a few years, many hip and knee joints have to be replaced. Much more complex are intervertebral disc implants, which cannot easily be ...

Thousands of people across the UK could face complex surgery to remove a spinal implant now linked to significant bone loss. This alarming development follows the device's global withdrawal from sale ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Cervical and lumbar disc replacement have shown promising results compared with spinal fusion for the treatment ...

Spinal implant specialist LDR has been held back by patchy insurance company reimbursement of its flagship device, demonstrating the challenges facing med tech companies as they navigate the tricky ...

Wed, 03 Aug 2011 10:11:19 GMT — Researchers at Cornell University say they have created spinal disc implants that could one day provide relief to people with back and neck pain. The researchers say ...

The tough covering of a spinal disc (annulus) can sometimes break, allowing the soft centre to bulge through. This is called herniation, also known as a ‘slipped disc’. This may cause pain in the back ...

Orthofix Medical Inc. OFIX attained a milestone with more than 60,000 M6-C artificial cervical discs being implanted around the world. TheM6-C disc is a next-generation artificial disc, which is ...