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2. The best back braces of 2025, according to experts - AOL

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   Back braces are designed to alleviate back pain caused by a variety of conditions including herniated discs, degenerative disc disease, bulging discs, arthritis, sciatica and various decompression ...

3. TOPS System - Wikipedia

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   The paper "Mobility-Maintaining Arthroplasty of the Lumbar Spine with the Second-Generation TOPS System" by Werner Lack, Hans Paul Kutschera, and Josef Krugluge found that the TOPS facet replacement can relieve leg and back pain while maintaining nearly normal range-of-motion for four years without causing adjacent segment disease. The study ...

4. Back brace - Wikipedia

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   Front view of a pre-moulded plastic back brace with nylon torso and shoulder straps made for a female adolescent or pre-adolescent patient. A back brace is a device designed to limit the motion of the spine in cases of bone fracture or in post-operative spinal fusiona, as well as a preventative measure against some progressive conditions or to correct a patient's posture.

5. Halo-gravity traction device - Wikipedia

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   Halo-gravity traction (HGT) is a type of traction device utilized to treat spinal deformities such as scoliosis, [1] [2] congenital spine deformities, cervical instability, basilar invagination, and kyphosis. [3] It is used prior to surgical treatment to reduce the difficulty of the following surgery and the need for a more dangerous surgery.

6. Retrolisthesis - Wikipedia

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   Retrolisthesis can be classified as a form of spondylolisthesis, since spondylolisthesis is often defined in the literature as displacement in any direction. [1] [2] Yet, medical dictionaries usually define spondylolisthesis specifically as the forward or anterior displacement of a vertebra over the vertebra inferior to it (or the sacrum).

7. Orthopedic cast - Wikipedia

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   They are also employed after radical surgeries to repair spinal injuries, congenital deformities, or significant trauma to the spine, pelvis, or upper thigh. A common variant, the body jacket, encases the trunk and includes shoulder straps to provide added stabilization, particularly for injuries involving the thoracic or lumbar spine.