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Preclinical and clinical experience with a viscoelastic total disc replacement
Abstract: Background: The purpose of this study is to describe the mechanical durability and the clinical and radiographic outcomes of a viscoelastic total disc replacement (VTDR). The human intervert...
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Burkhard Rischke,
Raymond S. Ross,
Boris A. Jollenbeck,
Kari B. Zimmers,
Neal D. Defibaugh
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97-107
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Kineflex lumbar artificial disc versus Charité lumbar total disc replacement for the treatment of degenerative disc disease: A randomized non-inferiority trial with minimum of 2 years' follow-up
Abstract: Background: The Kineflex lumbar artificial disc replacement device (SpinalMotion, Mountain View, California) is a semiconstrained, posterior center of rotation, metal-on-metal intervertebral...
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Kenneth Pettine,
Andrew Hersh
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108-113
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| Trauma |
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Vertebral augmentation treatment of painful osteoporotic compression fractures with the Kiva VCF Treatment System
Abstract: Background: Vertebral compression fractures (VCFs) can cause significant pain and functional impairment, and their cumulative effect can lead to progressive morbidity. This single-arm, prosp...
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Luis M. Rosales Olivarez,
Juan M. Dipp,
Ricardo Flores Escamilla,
Guillermo Bajares,
Alejandro Perez,
Harrison A. Stubbs,
Jon E. Block
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114-119
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| Basic Science |
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Effects of preoperative education on spinal surgery patients
Abstract: Background: Preoperative patient education (PE) has been used by many institutions to deal with patient anxiety, pain control, and overall satisfaction. Although the literature suggests PE's...
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Ioannis Papanastassiou,
Roberta Anderson,
Nicole Barber,
Cathleen Conover,
Antonio E. Castellvi
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120-124
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| Editorial |
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An attempt at clinically defining and assessing minimally invasive surgery compared with traditional “open” spinal surgery
Abstract: Background: The goal of this editorial and literature review is to define the term “minimally invasive surgery” (MIS) as it relates to the spine and characterize methods of measuring paramet...
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Paul C. McAfee,
Steven R. Garfin,
W. Blake Rodgers,
R. Todd Allen,
Frank Phillips,
Choll Kim
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125-130
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| Response to Letter to the Editor |
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Response to editorial regarding a novel surgical treatment option in which posterior dynamic stabilization is used to correct coronal plane tilt of a lumbar total disc replacement
We recently described a novel surgical treatment option in which posterior dynamic stabilization (PDS) is used to correct coronal plane tilt of a lumbar total disc replacement (TDR). Clinical and radi...
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Wayne K. Cheng,
Daniel K. Palmer
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