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Lumbar Total Disc Replacement Using ProDisc II
- Source :
- Journal of Spinal Disorders & Techniques. 19:411-415
- Publication Year :
- 2006
- Publisher :
- Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 2006.
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Abstract
- A lumbar total disc replacement (TDR) is believed to be a promising substitute in the surgical treatment for lumbar degenerative disc disease. The purpose of this study is to report the clinical and radiographic outcomes of 36 consecutive patients who underwent lumbar TDR using ProDisc II, and the factors associated with a better clinical outcome after a 2-year minimum follow-up. At the time of the latest follow-up, the success rate was 94% of 36 patients according to the criteria of the US Food and Drug Administration. Of the 10 patients unable to work preoperatively, 7 patients returned to work. Moreover, mean score on the visual analog scale for low back and leg pain improved significantly from 7.5 and 4.7 to 3.0 and 1.2, respectively (P
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Visual analogue scale
Prosthesis Design
Degenerative disc disease
Lumbar
medicine
Humans
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
Prospective Studies
Range of Motion, Articular
Intervertebral Disc
Prospective cohort study
Lumbar Vertebrae
business.industry
Recovery of Function
Middle Aged
medicine.disease
Surgery
Oswestry Disability Index
Equipment Failure Analysis
Clinical trial
Spinal Fusion
Treatment Outcome
Back Pain
Female
Neurology (clinical)
Range of motion
Complication
business
Intervertebral Disc Displacement
Follow-Up Studies
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 15360652
- Volume :
- 19
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Spinal Disorders & Techniques
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....99e56aed2cff34ec7c256afe8690ee15