Subchondral treatment of joint pain of the spine

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9782264
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15412660

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Methods for altering the natural history of degenerative disc disease and osteoarthritis of the spine are proposed. The methods focus on the prevention, or delayed onset or progression of, subchondral defects such as bone marrow edema or bone marrow lesion, and subchondral treatment to prevent the progression of osteoarthritis or degenerative disc disease in the spine and thereby treat pain.

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  • ZIMMER KNEE CREATIONS, INC.

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Leinberry, Charles F Chester Springs, US 43 980
Mathews, Hallett Williamsburg, US 16 1041
Nichols, David L West Chester, US 30 1208
Sharkey, Peter F Villanova, US 58 1371
Viscogliosi, Marc R New York, US 23 1459

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