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Disk replacement 'viable alternative' to fusionRSS Feed
Artificial disk replacement could be a viable alternative to spinal fusion surgery in some spinal injury cases, research has indicated.
A study published in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery found that when two adjacent disks in the lower back wear out, causing unmanageable pain, numbness or other symptoms, replacement with artificial disks is a viable alternative.
It was found that disk replacement operations were faster, resulting in less blood loss, shorter hospital stays and a quicker recovery.
In addition, 73 per cent of disc replacement patients met the study's pain improvement criteria, in comparison to just 60 per cent of those who had fusion.
Author Rick B Delamarter said: "More disc replacement patients said they were satisfied with their outcomes and would choose to have the surgery again."
This follows a Hospital for Special Surgery study found that teenagers who undergo spinal fusion surgery to treat spinal injury seen in scoliosis can expect to be doing well ten years after the surgery.
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