Minimally invasive total disc replacement: Surgical technique and preliminary clinical results

European Spine Journal

Volumn 11, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2002, Pages

  Mayer, H ^a   Wiechert, K ^a   Korge, A ^a   Qose, I ^b  

^a Spine Center   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Artificial disc; Degenerative disc disease; Low back pain; Lumbar spine; Total disc replacement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMPLANT; IMPLANTATION; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; LAPAROTOMY; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT SELECTION; PERITONEUM; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROPERITONEUM; SCORING SYSTEM; SPINE FUSION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036032296     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-002-0446-2     Document Type: Article

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