ArticleInternational journal of spine surgery2018
Elastomeric Lumbar Total Disc Replacement: Clinical and Radiological Results With Minimum 84 Months Follow-Up.
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- Long-Term Range of Motion and Influence on Clinical Outcomes After Lumbar Disc Replacement: A Systematic Review.Global spine journal · 2026Review
- Combined effect of artificial cervical disc replacement and facet tropism on the index-level facet joints: a finite element study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2024Article
- Single-Level Total Disc Replacement: Index-Level and Adjacent-Level Revision Surgery Incidence, Characteristics, and Outcomes.International journal of spine surgery · 2022Article
- What can we learn from long-term studies on chronic low back pain? A scoping review.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2022Article
- GINS2 Is Downregulated in Peripheral Blood of Patients with Intervertebral Disk Degeneration and Promotes Proliferation and Migration of Nucleus Pulposus Cells.Computational and mathematical methods in medicine · 2022Article
- Lumbar and cervical viscoelastic disc replacement: Concepts and current experience.World journal of orthopedics · 2020Review
- Artificial disc replacement in spine surgery.Annals of translational medicine · 2019Review
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Abstract
backgroundTotal lumbar disc replacement (TDR) devices have been designed to maintain motion, but both biomechanical and clinical data have indicated that a more controlled motion and additional load absorption in TDR would be beneficial. This work analyzed long-term results of an elastomeric disc (Physio-L) for degenerative lumbar conditions. MATERIAL AND
methodsThis was a prospective, noncomparative, single-center clinical and radiological study. A total of 15 patients with predominant low back pain due degenerative disc disease received anterior total disc replacement with a Physio-L disc. Clinical outcomes were assessed both with a visual analog scale for pain and Oswestry Disability Index questionnaires. Radiological outcomes included implant failure, range of motion (ROM), facet degeneration, and adjacent level disease. Complication and reoperation rates were also recorded. The cases were assessed with a minimum follow-up of 84 months.
resultsA total of 15 patients were enrolled (20 TDRs)-10 single-level cases (L5S1) and 5 two-level cases (L4L5/L5S1). After 84 months, clinical outcomes scores still demonstrated significant improvement compared with baseline (
conclusionThe long-term follow-up data shows satisfactory clinical results for the use of Physio-L elastomeric TDR in the treatment of degenerative disc disease. Studies with bigger cohorts are needed to replicate results and add new information regarding other details.
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