ProDisc-C Total Disc Replacement
About Total Disc Replacement
 With the introduction of total disc replacement (TDR) surgery, surgeons can offer their patients an alternative to spinal fusion surgery for the treatment of degenerative disc disease (DDD) in the lumbar spine, or the treatment of symptomatic cervical disc disease (SCDD) in the cervical spine. The TDR procedure is intended to relieve pain and preserve motion in the spine.
During both TDR surgery and spinal fusion surgery, the pain-generating disc is removed and the disc height is restored. During a fusion surgery, the spinal segment is stabilized with an implant and plate and/or rods and screws. Bone graft may be used to promote osseous fusion of the vertebrae. Conversely, during a TDR surgery, an implant that allows the potential for motion is inserted into the disc space.
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Ballon Kyphoplasty
If you have been diagnosed with a spinal fracture caused by osteoporosis, cancer or benign tumors, balloon kyphoplasty is a treatment option you may want to consider. Balloon kyphoplasty is a minimally invasive procedure that can significantly reduce back pain and repair the broken bone of a spinal fracture.
The procedure is called balloon kyphoplasty because orthopaedic balloons are used to lift the fractured bone and return it to the correct position.
Before the procedure, you will have a medical exam and undergo diagnostic studies such as X-rays, to determine the precise location of the fracture. Balloon kyphoplasty can be done under local or general anesthesia—your physician will decide which option is appropriate for you.
Balloon kyphoplasty takes about one hour per fracture treated. It can be done on an inpatient or outpatient basis, depending on medical necessity. After the procedure, you will likely be transferred to the Recovery Room for about an hour for observation.
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Lumbar Degenerative Spondylolisthesis |
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Press Release: 2007 Jun 7
The American Association of Neurological Surgeons and Congress of Neurological Surgeons Commend the SPORT Study Results which Support the Benefit of Surgery in Treating Patients with Lumbar Degenerative Spondylolisthesis
CHICAGO - The May 31, 2007 edition of the New England Journal of Medicine published results of the SPORT phase-two study, analyzing outcomes of patients with lumbar degenerative spondylolisthesis. SPORT is a multi-million dollar, federally funded, multi-center, prospective, randomized controlled trial designed to investigate the efficacy of surgery for patients with confirmed diagnoses of intervertebral disk herniation, spinal stenosis, and lumbar degenerative spondylolisthesis.
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Dynamic Stabilization of the Lumbar Spine |
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By Kevin Yoo MD
There are two options currently available for patients that are interested in having non-fusion, motion preservation procedures for the lumbar spine. The first is lumbar artificial disc replacement technology. The second is dynamic stabilization of the lumbar spine. The former topic will be covered in another article as the focus of this piece will be on the latter.
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Osteoporosis in the Spine |
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High Tech Treatment Options
Ten million Americans – men and women – have osteoporosis, according to the National Osteoporosis Foundation. Each year, porous bones in these individuals are responsible for more than 1.5 million fractures or cracks; 700,000 of these fractures occur in the vertebrae or spinal bones. Compression fractures result in loss of height and kyphosis, an excessive curvature of the spine, more commonly called hump-back.
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Yoo Joins Team of Expert PPH Physicians |
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Having just graduated from a demanding seven-year residency program in neurosurgery at UCSD, Kevin Yoo, M.D., could have chosen to work at any of the nation’s leading hospitals. He chose Palomar Medical Center, where he will perform complex surgery to treat spine and brain disorders.
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