Background We sought to evaluate the difference between hospital service costs of 2
treatment options for patients diagnosed with 3-level degenerative disc disease (DDD) in the …

Study Design. This is a retrospective, independent study comparing 2 groups of patients
treated surgically for discogenic low back pain associated with degenerative disc disease …

Background: Disc replacement arthroplasty previously has been shown to be an effective
alternative to spine fusion for the treatment of single-level lumbar degenerative disc disease …

Study Design. A prospective, randomized, multicenter, Food and Drug Administration-
regulated, investigational device exemption clinical trial. Objectives. To compare the safety …

Study Design. A prospective, randomized, multicenter, Food and Drug Administration-
regulated Investigational Device Exemption clinical trial. Objective. To evaluate the safety …

OBJECTIVE Despite evidence of its safety and effectiveness, the use of lumbar disc
arthroplasty has been slow to expand due in part to concerns about late complications and …

Object The purpose of this study was to evaluate the long-term safety and effectiveness of
the ProDisc-L total disc replacement (TDR) as part of an FDA-mandated postmarket …

BACKGROUND: Previous reports of lumbar total disc replacement (TDR) have described
significant complications. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) investigational …

Study Design. A prospective, randomized, multicenter, Food and Drug Administration-
regulated Investigational Device Exemption clinical trial. Objectives. The purpose of this …

BACKGROUND CONTEXT: Prior reports of lumbar total disc replacement (TDR) have
described significant complications. The FDA IDE study of the CHARITÉ Artificial Disc …