In March 2006, the Joint Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and Congress of Neurological Surgeons compiled an expert group to perform an evidence-based review of the clinical literature on management of cervical degenerative spine disease. This process culminated in the formation of the Guidelines for the Surgical Managem...

The present study aimed to evaluate the early effects of interspinous spacers on lumbar degenerative disease. The clinical outcomes of 23 patients with lumbar degenerative disease, treated using interspinous spacer implantation alone or combined with posterior lumbar fusion, were retrospectively studied and assessed with a visual analogue scale (VAS) and the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI). Pre...

PURPOSE OF REVIEW To highlight the relevance of preoperative differentiation of degenerative mitral valve disease based on etiology (predominantly Barlow's Disease or fibroelastic deficiency) and severity of lesions with an emphasis on how such differentiation by the cardiologist can result in increased rate of mitral valve repair. RECENT FINDINGS In the hands of reference mitral valve-repair...

96 patients suffering from degenerative joint disease were treated with ultrasonic waves within a period covering december 1971 to april 1974. out of the to ta l number of 96 patients under treatment, 52 (54%) achieved a satisfacto ry rate while 3? patients (33%) enjoyed a lower rate of recovery and the remaining 12 patients (13%) had negative or unknown response. the methods ofaction and proce...

Degenerative disease is a non-communicable that arises from an unhealthy lifestyle, so it can reduce the physical and mental quality of sufferer. Chronic Kidney Disease (CDK) degenerative included in world's top 10 causes death according to World Health Organization (WHO). This study used CDK data with attributes age, blood pressure, weight, albumin levels, sugar red cells, pus cell clots, bact...

Objective. To date, there is still no consensus on the treatment of spinal degenerative disease. Current surgical techniques to manage painful spinal disorders are imperfect. In this paper, we aimed to evaluate the prospective results of posterior transpedicular dynamic stabilization, a novel surgical approach that skips the segments that do not produce pain. This technique has been proven biom...

Degenerative disk disease is an accelerating cascade of tissue degeneration in the intervertebral disk. A harsh catabolic environment perpetuates the degeneration of the intervertebral disk. Tissue engineering-based techniques offer effective treatment to slow the progression of degenerative disk disease and regenerate intervertebral disk tissue. The purpose of this study was to assess the effi...