Nubac Disc Arthroplasty: Preclinical Studies and Preliminary Safety and Efficacy Evaluations

SAS Journal

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 36-45

  Bao, Qi Bin ^a   Songer, Matthew ^a   Pimenta, Luis ^d   Werner, Dieter ^h   Reyes Sanchez, Alejandro ^b   Balsano, Massimo ^g   Agrillo, Umberto ^f   Coric, Domagoj ^e   Davenport, Kenneth ^c   Yuan, Hansen ⁱ  

^a Pioneer Surgical Technology   (United States)

^b Instituto Nacional de Ortopedia   (Mexico)

^c Orthopedic Surgery Association of Marquette   (United States)

^d Santa Rita Hospital   (Brazil)

^e CAROLINA NEUROSURGERY AND SPINE ASSOCIATES   (United States)

^f SANDRO PERTINI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^g UO Ortopedia Traumatologia   (Italy)

^h Arkade Privatklinik Niederschmalkalden ^*  (Germany)

ⁱ SUNY UPSTATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

disc arthroplasty; nucleus replacement; PEEK on PEEK articulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548024204     PISSN: 19359810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1935-9810(07)70045-2     Document Type: Article

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