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News

eOrthopod News brings you the latest information gathered from scientific journals, medical conferences and interviews with health care providers. Browse the latest information available about conditions and procedures involving the bones, muscles and joints.

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Factors Other Than Fusion or Disc Replacement Determine Risk of Adjacent Disease 1 week 13 hours ago 12
Chinese Weigh in on Cervical Disc Replacement Versus Fusion 3 weeks 2 days ago 44
Fear of Movement, Pain, and Disability After Whiplash Injuries 10 weeks 13 hours ago 86
Surgeon Finds Better Way to Treat Nerve Avulsion Injuries 11 weeks 12 hours ago 125
Neck and Throat Problems from DISH Not as Rare as Once Thought 15 weeks 1 day ago 201
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Frequently Asked Questions

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I have constant neck and back pain. Sometimes it's just my neck but other times it's both neck and low back. I had an X-ray and the doctor showed me there is disc degeneration all along my spine. I don't really want to have my whole spine fused. Is it possible to have just one or two of the worst levels replaced with one of those new artificial discs? Or is that like putting a finger in the dike to hold back the water? In other words, am I just doomed to a life of back pain? 1 week 1 hour ago 8
I've been told that having a disc replacement instead of a fusion in my neck may help protect the other discs from similar degeneration. Right now all I care about is getting some pain relief but my partner wants me to look into the long-range results and not just settle for immediate gratification. I see the point so I'm checking to see what you can tell me. 1 week 1 hour ago 5
Can you run me through a list of things that could go wrong with a cervical disc replacement? I'm looking into this for myself. I have a C5-C6 degenerated disc. Don't want a fusion but not sure how good these replacement parts are. 3 weeks 1 day ago 13
I am a 47-year-old woman working for an American company in China. I've had a work-related injury that has finally trashed my neck. The surgeon here (Chinese) is recommending either a neck fusion or a disc replacement. I've done a little research and found out that disc replacement for the neck hasn't been around very long and only in China since around 2003. Would you consider it safe to have this surgery here or better to come back to the States? 3 weeks 1 day ago 10
I have a feeling I already know the answer to my question but I'm going to ask anyway. Two years ago, I was thrown from a horse and hurt my low back. I know they say you should always get right back on the horse but I was in the hospital for two weeks and then therapy for another six months. So I never did go back to my riding lessons. And I ended up with a pretty bad case of what they call fear-avoidance. Now I've had a bike accident and dinged up my neck. Is there such a thing as fear-avoidance for the neck? I want to avoid the fear-avoidance! 10 weeks 1 hour ago 32

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