BACKGROUND: Conventional (rigid) fusion instrumentation is believed to accelerate the
degeneration of adjacent discs by increasing stresses caused by motion discontinuity. Fusion …

Multi-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) has been utilized by many surgeons
to address multi-level cervical disease with the use of autograft or allograft. High failure …

Methods Both rigid and “dynamic” posterior lumbar instrumentation were mechanically
tested by using a polyethylene model of the lumbar spine made according to ASTM F1717 (3). …

Background Instrumented lumbar arthrodesis has been established as the gold standard in
the care of patients with degenerative disc disease. However, spinal fusion results in the …

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