BACKGROUND: Degenerative spondylolisthesis is associated with a significant segmental
kyphosis at the level of the listhesis. We treated 7 disc spaces with Grade 2 listhesis and/or …

BACKGROUND CONTEXT: Prosthetic devices have been developed to partially or totally
replace symptomatic discs. Potential postoperative complications include infection …

00152232-201110001-00237AbstractSpine: Affiliated Society Meeting AbstractsSpine:
Affiliated Society Meeting Abstracts© 2011 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc. October 2011 p …

The aim of our prospective non-randomized clinical study was to analyze operative data,
short-term results, safety, efficacy, complications, and prognostic factors for single-level total …

BACKGROUND CONTEXT FDA-regulated prospective trials evaluating lumbar total disc
replacement (LTDR) have included patients with previous lumbar surgeries. Unitedhealth …

Study Design. A retrospective analysis. Objective. To evaluate the long-term clinical and
radiographic outcomes and to investigate who achieved the successful outcomes after …

Study Design. Retrospective cohort study Objective. To analyze the clinical and radiographic
outcomes of patients undergoing a one-level lumbar total disc replacement (TDR) …

This in vivo biomechanical study was undertaken to analyze the consequences for sagittal
balance and lumbar spine movement in three different lumbar disc prostheses. A total of 105 …

Objective Improvement of chronic low back pain caused by degenerative disc disease.
Maintenance of motion in the treated segment. Reduction of possible adjacent-segment …

BACKGROUND CONTEXT: Treatment for multilevel degenerative disc disease that does not
respond to conservative treatment has been limited to fusion. However, disc replacement …