Researchers Develop Bioengineered Spinal Disc for Back Injury Patients

Catastrophic back injuries can lead to a lifetime of back pain, limited mobility, discomfort or even paralysis. Back injuries are particularly difficult to treat and it is common for back pain sufferers to struggle with soreness, tenderness, and aches no matter how much physical therapy and prescription drugs they try. A recent article in The Voice of America states that there may be a new medical procedure on the horizon that can help back injury victims.
Researchers at Cornell University in New York have developed an artificial spinal disc that may help patients with chronic back pain and other disc problems. The procedure involves a metal and plastic artificial spinal disk and spinal fusion surgery. This new artificial spinal disk is both stable and flexible. If the new technique continues to have success, it could help victims of spinal disk injuries relieve pain while maintaining mobility.
There are a number of ways that a victim may suffer a catastrophic spinal disc injury in a New York accident. Victims of car accidents, motorcycle crashes, slip-and-fall accidents and bicycle accidents often run the risk of sustaining a debilitating back injury. Spinal disc damage occurs when the back sustains sudden blunt trauma or is twisted violently in an accident. This type of injury may be considered catastrophic if the damages are long lasting and if the victim has to make significant changes to adapt his or her life to the injury.
Victims of catastrophic back injuries may pursue financial compensation from the at-fault party by filing a personal injury claim. Damages that may be covered through civil litigation include, but are not limited to past and future pain and suffering, disability, lost wages, medical bills and cost of physical therapy or other types of rehabilitation. Determining liability for a New York catastrophic injury accident is not easy and victims would be well advised to seek legal guidance from a catastrophic injury lawyer.
The New York personal injury lawyers at The Law Offices of Kenneth A. Wilhelm have a lengthy track record of handling catastrophic injury cases. If you or a loved one has been seriously injured because of someone else’s negligence, call our offices at 1-800-WORK-4-YOU (1-800-967-5496) right away. We can also help with personal injury cases in New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, or Florida. If you have been seriously injured in any of the 50 U.S. states, please call us and we will try to help you with your case.
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