Busted Spine-Discs? Researchers Are Growing New Ones, Bioengineering Intervertebral Discs
Friday, January 16, 2009 - 16:42
in Health & Medicine
Each year, 40 to 60 percent of American adults suffer from chronic back pain. For patients diagnosed with severe degenerative disc disease, neurosurgeons must perform surgery called discectomy — removing the IVD — followed by a fusion of the vertebrate bones to stabilize the spine. Even after all that effort, the patient's back will likely not feel the same as before their injury.