ArthroCare Corporation Release: Studies Presented at Spine Arthroplasty Society Annual Meeting Find Plasma Disc Decompression Effective for Contained Disc Herniation

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ArthroCare Corp. (Nasdaq: ARTC), a leader in developing state-of-the-art, minimally invasive surgical products, today announced that a study demonstrating the effectiveness of plasma disc decompression (PDD) for treating patients with contained disc herniation was presented from the podium last week at the Eighth-Annual Spine Arthroplasty Society meeting. PDD is a minimally invasive surgical procedure that can be performed under local anesthesia and light sedation.