Revue de chirurgie orthopédique et réparatrice de l'appareil moteur
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Rev Chir Orthop Reparatrice Appar Mot · May 2008
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study[Comparative study of short-term results between total artificial disc prosthesis and anterior lumbar interbody fusion].
The purpose of this study was to examine short-term clinical results with a lumbar disc prosthesis in comparison with anterior interbody fusion for the treatment of chronic low-back pain resulting from disc degeneration. ⋯ The lumbar disc prosthesis offers a possible alternative to lumbar arthrodesis for the treatment of severe disc degeneration at one level in the young subject. It has been found to enable more rapid and superior functional results.