Welcome, Kelly.
Yes, there are some past topics involving the Nubac, appr. 12 past conversational topics you already found. I've not looked into this study for a while, so please let us know what you find out. In the meantime, here's the Nubac
clinical trial link; please note the list of contraindications too. By the way, Pioneer Surgical and Synthes are two different companies:
http://www.pioneersurgical.com/about.asp?menu=1,0,0,0
http://us.synthesprodisc.com/EN-US/
We're all in this together; even your questions help! Good luck with your next steps.