An experimental procedure for the treatment of degenerative disc disease is to replace the nucleus. The goal of this procedure is to replicate the normal disc function and to maintain motion. The procedure was first developed in 1988, and contiunes to be modfied and refined.
To learn more about this spine surgery procedure, here is a link to a chapter that I co-authored, “Nucleus Replacements”.
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