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Radio Interview Podcast - Dr. Neel Anand discusses "New Clinical Trial Offers Hope to Back Patients"
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Dr. Neel Anand, Director of Orthopaedic Spine Surgery and Director of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery at the world famous Cedars Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles joins the show to discuss new options, including clinical trials for relieving Spinal Stenosis.
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"Surgeons at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center’s Institute for Spinal Disorders have combined three innovative minimally invasive spine surgery procedures to treat spinal curvature in adults, a common consequence of aging. An article in the October issue of the Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques is believed to be the first to document the use of these procedures in combination to correct this condition, known as adult lumbar degenerative scoliosis."
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"The ability to tackle multiple levels in complex spine trauma and spinal deformity, such as degenerative scoliosis, in a minimally invasive manner is a significant benefit to the patient," said Neel Anand, M.D., director of orthopaedic surgery at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. "This has enabled us to tackle challenging problems, especially in my elderly patients who come into my office and often suffer from moderate degenerative spinal curvature deformity."
"The Globus transforaminal TDR device employs a unique unitary metal-on- metal articulation device that reproduces the physiologic range of motion of a healthy spine," said Dr. Neel Anand, MD, Director, Orthopedic Spine Surgery, The Institute for Spinal Disorders, Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, Ca. "The two components are interlocked in a manner that is similar to a joint with surrounding ligaments, which prevents disarticulation of the bearing surface. It is a low friction arthroplasty similar to the most advantageous peripheral total joint replacement technology."
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