ArticleGlobal spine journal2017
Clinical Outcomes of Total Disc Replacement Versus Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion for Surgical Treatment of Lumbar Degenerative Disc Disease.
Article in Global spine journal, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06989632 (Total Lumbar Disc Prosthesis and Subsequent Work Activity 5 Years After Total Lumbar Disc Replacement), which is not on this map. Cited by 11 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Total Lumbar Disc Prosthesis and Subsequent Work Activity 5 Years After Total Lumbar Disc Replacement
Who cites it
11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 25 citations in OpenAlex.
- Pooled it
- Complex Mechanical Loading and Pro-Inflammatory Cytokines in Intervertebral Disc Degeneration.JOR spine · 2026Article
- Long-term outcomes of total lumbar disc prosthesis: Sustained pain relief.North American Spine Society journal · 2025Article
- A systematic review of bone graft products used in lumbar interbody fusion procedures for degenerative disc disease.North American Spine Society journal · 2025Review
- Lumbar Disc Replacement Versus Interbody Fusion: Meta-analysis of Complications and Clinical Outcomes.Orthopedic reviews · 2024Article
- Single-Level Total Disc Replacement: Mid- to Long-Term Outcomes.International journal of spine surgery · 2022Article
- Long-Term Clinical Outcomes With the Activ-L Lumbar Arthroplasty System.International journal of spine surgery · 2020Article
- Failure of lumbar disc surgery: management by fusion or arthroplasty?International orthopaedics · 2019Review
- We Need to Talk about Lumbar Total Disc Replacement.International journal of spine surgery · 2018Article
- Preserving spinal motion: lumbar disc arthroplasty in the US.Current orthopaedic practiceReview
- Comparison of value per operative time between anterior lumbar interbody fusion and lumbar disc arthroplasty: A propensity score-matched analysis.Journal of craniovertebral junction & spineArticle
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6 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
STUDY
designThe authors performed a retrospective controlled study of patients diagnosed with lumbar degenerative disc disease who received surgical intervention (either total disc replacement [TDR]/Activ-L or anterior lumbar interbody fusion [ALIF]) at a single tertiary-care hospital from 2007-2010.
objectivesTo investigate the clinical outcomes after TDR in comparison with ALIF for surgical treatment of lumbar degenerative disc disease (DDD).
methodsAnalyzed data included intra-operative blood loss, time to return to work, and clinical outcomes as evaluated through the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) and the Visual Analog Scale (VAS) pain questionnaires pre-operatively and at 6 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, and 1 year postoperative follow-up.
resultsAt the univariate analysis, patients submitted to TDR presented significantly lower VAS pain scores than patients who received ALIF starting at 6 weeks (
conclusionsThe results of this retrospective controlled study suggest that, in comparison with patients submitted to ALIF, patients submitted to TDR present quicker return to work, less back pain, and lower disability scores at 1 year follow-up.
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