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Lumbar partial disc replacement.

Bertagnoli R, Karg A, Voigt S

Spine Center, St.-Elisabeth-Klinikum, St.-Elisabeth-Str. 23, 94315 Straubing, Germany. bertagnoli@pro-spine.com

On the basis of the anatomy of the disc, the nucleus as pain generator and the resulting treatment possibility using nucleus replacement technologies are reviewed. Various devices are presented, from the first historical steps to treatment possibilities in the future. Clinical experiences of the widely-used PDN prosthetic device are analyzed.

Published 13 June 2005 in Orthop Clin North Am, 36(3): 341-7.
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