Background Low back pain is one of the most prevalent problems in industrialized countries,
affecting as many as 80% of all adults at some time in their lives. Among the significant …

Purpose Controlled trials have shown that total disc replacement (TDR) can provide pain
and disability relief to patients with degenerative disc disease; however, whether these …

France. Background: Controlled trials have shown that total disc replacement (TDR) can
provide pain and disability relief to patients with degenerative disc disease. However, whether …

Methods: This is a multi-center, single arm, prospective post-market registry of the M6®-L, a
compressible core TDR, consisting of consecutive patients presenting with lumbar DDD who …

Background The objective of this clinical study is to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of
the Activ-L Artificial Disc for treatment of single-level degenerative disc disease of the lumbar …

Background: Dynesys (Zimmer) is a dynamic stabilization spinal instrumentation system. It
endeavours to provide spinal stability without fusion with the goal of preventing adjacent …

Background: Little evidence exists supporting the use of plastic adhesive drapes (PAD) to
prevent surgical site infection, despite their widespread utilization for decades. Through a …

Background: Despite alleviating associated neurological symptoms, discectomy of herniated
intervertebral discs (IVDs) fails to repair the underlying degenerative process. Persistent …

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… Richard Assaker, Jean-Charles Le Huec, Dominique Vardon, Karsten Ritter-Lang …