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HydroCision Introduces The “Walk In/Walk Out” Option For Treatment Of Herniated Discs
HydroCision Inc. announced the launch of its new SpineJet? Percutaneous Access Set for use in herniated disc procedures using its novel cutting-with-water fluidjet technology. “These instruments will assist the company to more quickly capitalize on the double digit growth of the minimally invasive percutaneous discectomy market,” says Doug Daniels.
$1.7 Million Grant To Study Stem Cells In Intervertebral Discs Of The Spine Received By Jefferson
Scientists at Jefferson Medical College have received a five-year, $1.7 million National Institutes of Health grant funded by the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases to study mechanisms regulating stem cell self-renewal and differentiation with the aim of regenerating diseased and painful intervertebral discs. A previous study by the same group showed that stem cells exist in both animal and human intervertebral discs.
Busted Spine-Discs? Researchers Are Growing New Ones, Bioengineering Intervertebral Discs
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.
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