title: Lumbar partial disc replacement.
abstract: On the basis of the anatomy of the disc, the nucleus as pain generator and the resulting treatment possibility using nucleus replacement technologies are reviewed. Various devices are presented, from the first historical steps to treatment possibilities in the future. Clinical experiences of the widely-used PDN prosthetic device are analyzed.
authors.affiliation: Spine Center, St.-Elisabeth-Klinikum, St.-Elisabeth-Str. 23, 94315 Straubing, Germany. bertagnoli@pro-spine.com
authors.forename: Rudolf
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bertagnoli
authors.forename: Armin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Karg
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Voigt
mesh_terms: D019643:Arthroplasty, Replacement / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; 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; D008422:Materials Testing; D010147:Pain Measurement; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D011859:Radiography; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular / Q000502:physiology; D020127:Recovery of Function; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013128:Spinal Osteophytosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome