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Lumbar Disc Replacement for Junctional Decompensation After Fusion Surgery: Clinical and Radiological Outcome at an Average Follow-Up of 33 Months

Ulrich R. Hähnle, Karen Sliwa, Ian R. Weinberg, Barry MBE Sweet, Malan de Villiers and Geoffrey P. Candy
International Journal of Spine Surgery January 2007, 1 (3) 85-92; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/SASJ-2007-0006-RR
Ulrich R. Hähnle
1The Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
2Linksfield Park Clinic, Johannesburg
MD, FCS (Ortho)
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Karen Sliwa
3The Department of Medicine, University of the Witwatersrand
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Ian R. Weinberg
2Linksfield Park Clinic, Johannesburg
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Barry MBE Sweet
1The Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Malan de Villiers
4The Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Potchefstrom, Potchefstrom, South Africa
5Southern Medical, Wpadrand, South Africa
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Geoffrey P. Candy
6The Department of Surgery, University of the Witwatersrand
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vol. 1 no. 3 85-92
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.1016/SASJ-2007-0006-RR

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International Journal of Spine Surgery
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2211-4599
History 
  • Received March 29, 2007
  • Accepted June 15, 2007
  • Published online January 1, 2007.

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Copyright SAS - Spine Arthroplasty Society 2007 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License, permitting all non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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  1. Ulrich R. Hähnle, MD, FCS (Ortho)1,2,
  2. Karen Sliwa, MD, PhD3,
  3. Ian R. Weinberg, MD, FCS (Neuro)2,
  4. Barry MBE Sweet, MD, PhD1,
  5. Malan de Villiers, PhD4,5

    Ulrich R. Hähnle, Ian R. Weinberg, and Malan de Villiers are co-developers of the Kineflex disc and shareholders in SpinalMotion, Mountain View, California.

    and
  6. Geoffrey P. Candy, PhD6
  1. 1The Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
  2. 2Linksfield Park Clinic, Johannesburg
  3. 3The Department of Medicine, University of the Witwatersrand
  4. 4The Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Potchefstrom, Potchefstrom, South Africa
  5. 5Southern Medical, Wpadrand, South Africa
  6. 6The Department of Surgery, University of the Witwatersrand
  1. Address correspondence and reprint requests to Ulrich Hähnle, PO Box 52040, Saxonwold 2132, Johannesburg, South Africa. (email: hahnleu{at}mdh-africa.org).
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International Journal of Spine Surgery Jan 2007, 1 (3) 85-92; DOI: 10.1016/SASJ-2007-0006-RR

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International Journal of Spine Surgery Jan 2007, 1 (3) 85-92; DOI: 10.1016/SASJ-2007-0006-RR
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