Development of an intervertebral disc prosthesis prototype for the canine cervical spine

Artificial Intervertebral Disc: Cervical Spine

Artificial Intervertebral Disc: Cervical Spine

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Artificial Intervertebral Disc: Cervical Spine

Professional Institutional Original Effective Date: September 25, 2007 Original Effective Date: October 23, 2008 Revision Date(s): September 23, 2008 May 18, 2010; March 8, 2013; January 1, 2015; August 5, 2015; October 12, 2016 Revision Date(s): December 15, 2009; May 18, 2010; March 8, 2013; January 1, 2015; August 5, 2015; October 12, 2016 Current Effective Date: October 12, 2016 Current Eff...

7.01.108 Artificial Intervertebral Disc: Cervical Spine

1. The device is approved by FDA 2. The patient is skeletally mature 3. The patient has intractable cervical radicular pain or myelopathy a. Which has failed at least 6 weeks of conservative nonoperative treatment, including active pain management program or protocol, under the direction of a physician, with pharmacotherapy that addresses neuropathic pain and other pain sources AND physical the...

Tophaceous Gout of the Cervical Spine Mimicking Intervertebral Disc Herniation

Tophaceous gout involving the intervertebral disc is rare and may present with neurologic symptoms secondary to spinal cord or nerve root compression. We report a case of a 50-year-old male with a history of hyperuricemic gout who received intermittent medical treatment and had a history of alcoholism. Quadriparesis developed over a period of one month. Magnetic resonance imaging of the cervica...