Prosthetic total disk replacement--can we learn from total hip replacement?
review · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.ocl.2011.07.008.
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Abstract
Total lumbar disk replacement has become a routine procedure in many countries. However, discussions regarding its use are ongoing. Issues focus on patient selection, technical limitations, and avoidance or management of complications or long-term outcomes. A review of the development of this technology, since the development of the first successful implantation of a total lumbar disk prosthesis in 1984, shows an amazing analogy to the history of total hip replacement. This article is a one-to-one comparison of the evolution of total hip and total lumbar disk replacement from "skunk works" to scientific evidence.
Medical subject headings
- Arthroplasty, Replacement
- Intervertebral Disc
- Intervertebral Disc Degeneration
- Lumbar Vertebrae
Anatomy
- hip
- lumbar spine