Lastly, research on cervical disc degeneration and cervical spondylotic radiculopathy found that axial facet tropism was significantly associated with increased disc degeneration and the incidence ...

While degenerative disc disease can begin as early as your 30s or 40s, most people experience it as a slow-progressing condition past those ages. It’s possible to have it without even experiencing any ...

Arthritis & Rheumatism. 2006;54(12):3859-3867. Degenerative disc disease is one of today's most common and costly medical conditions. Marked by the gradual erosion of cartilage between the ...

Methods Whole spine MRI and cervical and lumbar radiographs of patients ≥18 years with chronic back ... Adjudication was performed (MR for MRI and AF for radiographs) on a per-lesion basis, except for ...

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Objectives: To observe the prevalence of lumbar intervertebral disc degeneration in elite athletes as compared with published literature of changes seen in non-athletes—that is, normal population.

Spondylolisthesis was always associated with a history of back pain. A low prevalence of radiological cervical intervertebral disc degeneration of all grades of severity of 8·7% was found among the ...

Neck arthritis (also known as neck osteoarthritis or cervical spondylosis) is the degeneration of the joints, bones ... Starting with the second vertebra (C2), there is a pad of soft cartilage called ...

You might have a more extensive or complicated surgery if you have multiple levels of disease or if you have bone deformities in addition to disc impingement. An ACDF is done to relieve cervical ...