Cervical degenerative disc disease occurs when the functional spinal unit breaks down. It can lead to disabling pain and neurological dysfunction, particularly when spinal nerves or the spinal ...

The vertebrae and discs in the neck make up the so-called "cervical" spine. For a better, though anatomically incorrect, mental picture of the spine and spinal cord, imagine a long, narrow PVC ...

Cervical spine injuries could possibly be grouped together when other possible associated injuries are being considered, according to the study from researchers in Boston. Christopher P. Miller ...

About 80 percent of spinal cord injuries reported to the national database happen in men. Nearly half of all injuries occur in young people between the ages of 16 and 30, but the average age of ...

(HealthDay)—For patients with acute traumatic cervical spinal cord injury (SCI), D-dimer levels can predict the likelihood of developing deep vein thrombosis (DVT), according to a study ...

Simplify Medical Announces First Patient Treated in U.S. Pivotal Trial Of MRI-Optimized Simplify Cervical Artificial Spinal Disc Used at Two Adjacent Levels April 12, 2017 08:00 AM Eastern ...