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In the News

SpineAustin in January 2008 became the first spine center in Central Texas to implant the new PRESTIGE® ST Cervical Disc in a patient.  Dr. Jason Lowenstein performed the successful surgery at Seton Medical Center on a 40-year-old executive who spent only one night in the hospital before returning home to recover.

The PRESTIGE® ST Cervical Disc is the first artificial disc approved for the cervical spine by the United States Food and Drug Administration. Download the press release and photo below to learn more about the PRESTIGE® ST Cervical Disc. Read the news release (new window will open).

Select the above image to view the FOX 7 TV video clip (new window will open).

SpineAustin's Dr. Geck is on the Regional Training Faculty for the PRESTIGE® ST Cervical Disc System and will be training other surgeons on the implementation. Learn more about the artificial disc.

Additional Broadcast Media Coverage

Select the above image to view the KEYE TV CBS 42 TV News Affiliate video clip (new window will open). Note: In the new window, select "Neck Surgery" in the "Medical Watch" section.

Select the above image to view the KVUE TV video clip (new window will open).

Spine center first locally to use new artificial disc

An Austin spine center was the first in Central Texas to perform artificial disc
surgery using the FDA-approved Prestige cervical disc from Medtronic. The surgery was done by Dr. Jason Lowenstein, a fellowship-trained, orthopedic spine surgeon at SpineAustin, located at 3001 Bee Caves Road. Read the full article (new window will open).