Treatment of degenerative disc disease

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Treatment of degenerative disc disease

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Degenerative pathologies of the vertebral discs are linked to the significant and repetitive stresses to which the spine is subjected: carrying loads, walking, repetitive movements of the trunk ... They appear slowly and gradually. With the constraints imposed on the spine and age, the disc can age, degenerate ... This is degenerative disc disease. In certain painful degenerative disorders of the disc, it is possible to replace the latter. Disc arthroplasty involves replacing the degenerated intervertebral disc with a joint prosthesis. This restores the intervertebral height and part of the mobility of the vertebra.