Prospective Study Evaluating Total Disc Replacement: Preliminary Results

Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 450-454

  Blumenthal, Scott L ^a   Ohnmeiss, Donna D ^a   Guyer, Richard D ^a   Hochschuler, Stephen H ^a  

^a TEXAS BACK INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Artificial disc; Lumbar spine; Prospective study; Spinal arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEVICE; EUROPE; EVALUATION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISEASE; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OSWESTRY SCORE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL APPROACH; TOTAL DISK REPLACEMENT; TREATMENT INDICATION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; ARTHROPLASTY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; JOINT PROSTHESIS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DISABILITY EVALUATION; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PAIN MEASUREMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPINAL FUSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0345098632     PISSN: 15360652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00024720-200310000-00003     Document Type: Article

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