Clinical results of charité lumbar total disc replacement.
To preserve segmental lumbar motion and to prevent adjacent segment disease, there has been a growing enthusiasm for the use of intervertebral disc prosthesis as an alternative to segmental lumbar fusion. To date, more than 100-disc prostheses have been designed, but only 10 prostheses have been approved and implanted in humans. The Charité Artificial Disc has had the longest clinical follow-up with more than 5000 implantations in over 30 countries and reported > 10-year satisfactory results.
Regan
John J
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Institute for Spinal Disorders, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA. jjregan@spinesource.com
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D019643:Arthroplasty, Replacement / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D004576:Electromyography / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007403:Intervertebral Disc / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D007595:Joint Prosthesis; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010147:Pain Measurement; D011300:Preoperative Care; D011379:Prognosis; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular / Q000502:physiology; D020127:Recovery of Function; D018570:Risk Assessment; D016896:Treatment Outcome