Lumbar Total Disc Replacement

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Lumbar Total Disc Replacement

Frank P. Cammisa Jr., MD, Federico P. Girardi, MD, Gary A. Fantini, MD, Russel C. Huang, MD and Thierry Marnay, MD

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Symptomatic lumbar degenerative disc disease is a challenging entity to treat. The result of arthrodesis may be compromised in the short term by pseudoarthrosis and in the long term by pain at the iliac crest donor site and by junctional degeneration. Total disc replacement has the potential to replace arthrodesis as the preferred surgical treatment of degenerative disc disease in some patients. In this JBJS /VJO video supplement to the article, Dr. Frank P. Cammisa, Jr., M.D., et al., discuss and present indications, contraindications, the importance of a trained surgical team and demonstrate the surgical technique of lumbar disc replacement utilizing a device developed in France by Thierry Marnay, M.D., and currently in use in selected European spine centers.

Material Covered

Indications
Contraindications
Preoperative Planning
Surgical Team Concept
Avoiding Complications
Benefits of Non Fusion Technology

See the Corresponding JBJS Article:

Patrick Tropiano, Russel C. Huang, Federico P. Girardi, Frank P. Cammisa, Jr., and Thierry Marnay: Lumbar Total Disc Replacement
J. Bone Joint Surg. Am., Mar 2006; 88: 50 - 64. [Abstract] [Full Text]