Results from a randomized controlled study between total disc replacement and fusion compared with results from a spine register

S Berg, H Tropp - SAS journal, 2010 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Difficulties in performing randomized controlled trials (RCTs) to evaluate
new treatment options are increasing. Higher costs and patient unwillingness are the main …

Epidemiology of indications and contraindications to total disc replacement in an academic practice

KR Chin - The Spine Journal, 2007 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND CONTEXT: Given the experience with anterior lumbar cages, the similar
enthusiasm for total disc replacement (TDR) and the economic incentives driving use of this …

In which cases do surgeons specializing in total disc replacement perform fusion in patients with symptomatic lumbar disc degeneration?

JE Zigler, RD Guyer, SL Blumenthal, AM Satin… - European Spine …, 2022 - Springer
Purpose The purpose of this study was to investigate reasons and their frequency for why
spine surgeons subspecializing in total disc replacement (TDR) performed lumbar fusion …

Five-year follow-up of a prospective, randomized trial comparing two lumbar total disc replacements

RD Guyer, K Pettine, JS Roh, TA Dimmig, D Coric… - 2016 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. This was a prospective, randomized, controlled, multicenter study. Objective.
The purpose of this study was to compare outcomes of two lumbar total disc replacements …

[PDF][PDF] Two-and five-year follow-up of lumbar total disc replacement compared to fusion: a meta-analysis

L Ma, S Yang, H Wang, D Zhang, W Ding - Int J Clin Exp Med, 2016 - e-century.us
Lumbar fusion surgery has been a gold standard for treating lumbar disc degenerative
disease (LDDD). But the adjacent segment pathology (ASP) became a problem, which could …

Total disc arthroplasty versus anterior cervical interbody fusion: use of the Spine Tango registry to supplement the evidence from randomized control trials

LP Staub, C Ryser, C Röder, AF Mannion, JG Jarvik… - The Spine Journal, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Context Several randomized controlled trials (RCTs) have compared
patient outcomes of anterior (cervical) interbody fusion (AIF) with those of total disc …

Total disc replacement versus fusion for lumbar degenerative disc disease: a systematic review of overlapping meta-analyses

F Ding, Z Jia, Z Zhao, L Xie, X Gao, D Ma, M Liu - European Spine Journal, 2017 - Springer
Purpose Although many meta-analyses have been performed to compare total disc
replacement (TDR) and fusion for treating lumbar degenerative disc disease (LDDD), their …

The prevalence of contraindications to total disc replacement in a cohort of lumbar surgical patients

RC Huang, MR Lim, FP Girardi, FP Cammisa Jr - Spine, 2004 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. This is a retrospective review of the epidemiology of contraindications to
lumbar total disc replacement (TDR). Objective. To define the prevalence of …

Total disc replacement compared to lumbar fusion: a randomised controlled trial with 2-year follow-up

S Berg, T Tullberg, B Branth, C Olerud, H Tropp - European spine journal, 2009 - Springer
The study design includes a prospective, randomised controlled study comparing total disc
replacement (TDR) with posterior fusion. The main objective of this study is to compare TDR …

Five-year follow-up of total disc replacement compared to fusion: a randomized controlled trial

C Sköld, H Tropp, S Berg - European spine journal, 2013 - Springer
Purpose To evaluate long-term clinical results of lumbar total disc replacement (TDR)
compared with posterior lumbar fusion. Methods This prospective randomized controlled …