Influence of lumbar intervertebral disc degeneration on the outcome of total lumbar disc replacement: a prospective clinical, histological, X-ray and MRI investigation

INTRODUCTION: The role of fusion of lumbar motion segments for the treatment of axial low back pain (LBP) from lumbar degenerative disc disease (DDD) without any true deformities or instabilities remains controversially debated. In an attempt to avoid previously published and fusion-related negative...

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Main Authors: Siepe, Christoph J., Heider, Franziska, Haas, Elisabeth, Hitzl, Wolfgang, Szeimies, Ulrike, Stäbler, Axel, Weiler, Christoph, Nerlich, Andreas G., Mayer, Michael H.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Springer-Verlag 2012
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3481086/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22644434
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00586-012-2342-8
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