A tension-activated repair patch (TARP) may be able to help heal a herniated intervertebral disc, according to a recent study.
Data published in Science Translational Medicine indicate that the use of a TARP assisted in the healing of a herniated intervertebral disk in a goat (2023;15[722]:eadf1690. doi: 10.1126/scitranslmed.adf1690).