The cervical spine consists of seven vertebrae and acts as bony protection for the spinal cord. This is important because injuries to the spinal cord can be devastating and result in disability.

Carlsbad, California–based Carlsmed designed the Aprevo devices to match the unique anatomical and alignment needs of each ...

Carlsmed, Inc. (Nasdaq: CARL) (“Carlsmed”), a medical technology company pioneering AI-enabled personalized spine surgery solutions, today announced the successful completion of the first aprevo® ...

Joseph Osorio, MD, PhD, performed the first cervical spine surgery using Carlsmed’s aprevo device, the company said July 28. The aprevo devices are designed with Carlsmed’s proprietary artificial ...

The Simplify Disc is part of the NuVasive C360™ portfolio, which offers comprehensive, procedurally integrated solutions for the anterior and posterior cervical spine, including ACDF, cTDR and ...

(HealthDay)—For patients with acute traumatic cervical spinal cord injury (SCI), D-dimer levels can predict the likelihood of developing deep vein thrombosis (DVT), according to a study ...

Anterior cervical discectomy surgery (ACDF) is a procedure to reduce neck and back pain caused by disc problems. It involves removing an eroded or herniated disc from the neck and fusing the ...

The first patient was treated in a pivotal trial of the Simplify Disc, a cervical artificial spinal disc, used at two adjacent levels. The medical device can be viewed on MRI without artifact.

For this study, Dr. Jackson and his colleagues randomly assigned 575 patients with cervical degenerative disc disease to 4 groups: 164 patients had 1-level disc replacement with Mobi-C implants ...

HONOLULU — Patients with spinal cord injury often achieved ventilator weaning during rehabilitation, with greater success seen among those with low cervical spinal cord injuries, according to a ...