National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

Insertion of an annular disc implant at lumbar discectomy

If the tough outer cover of a disc that acts as a cushion between 2 bones in the lower part of spine (the lumbar vertebrae) tears, the soft centre can bulge through the tear. This is a slipped ...
Healio

Annular closure device may reduce recurrence, reoperation of lumbar disc herniation

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Published results showed lumbar microdiscectomy with a bone-anchored annular closure device for treatment of ...
Healio

Annular closure device linked with decreased reherniation, reoperation rates after lumbar microdiscectomy

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Annular closure with a bone-anchored implant was associated with lower risks of symptomatic recurrence and ...
WNDU

Medical Moment: A new treatment for lower back pain

Add Us On GoogleAdd as a preferred source on Google SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WNDU) - Between 60 and 80 percent of all Americans will have lower back pain at some point in their lives. Annular tears are often ...
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

Insertion of an annular disc implant at lumbar discectomy

Inserting an implant (called an annular disc implant) involves closing the hole that is left in a torn disc after any bulging material has been removed during surgery. Typically, the implant used to ...