The cervical spine has seven stacked bones ... He designed motion-preserving cervical implants in three parts: a 3D printed artificial vertebra in the middle, which is used to fill the bone ...
A paralysed man has been able to walk simply by thinking about it thanks to electronic brain implants, a medical first he says has changed his life. Gert-Jan Oskam, a 40-year-old Dutch man, was ...
A paralysed man with a severed spinal cord has been able to walk again, thanks to an implant developed by a team of Swiss researchers. It is the first time someone who has had a complete cut to ...
We treat all diseases of the cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine, including: We take pride in carefully evaluating our patients and helping them determine whether surgery is their best option. We also ...
An important and limiting complication of cervical spine fusion surgery is the development of DDD in adjacent discs. [5–7] Artificial intervertebral disc arthroplasty has been proposed as an ...
Spine robots continue to innovate with new systems launching in 2024 and more on the horizon. Four surgeons discuss how the technology will look in the near future. Note: Responses were lightly edited ...