Artificial disc a viable alternative to fusion for two-level disc disease, study finds

Friday, May 20, 2011 - 17:30 in Health & Medicine

When two adjacent discs in the low back wear out, become compressed and cause unmanageable pain, numbness or other symptoms, replacement with artificial discs can be a viable alternative to standard fusion surgery, based on two-year post-surgery data from a randomized, multicenter trial.

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