Lumbar disc arthroplasty with Maverick disc versus stand-alone interbody fusion: a prospective, randomized, controlled, multicenter investigational device exemption trial

• Published in: Spine (Philadelphia, Pa. 1976) Vol. 36; no. 25; p. E1600
• Main Authors: Gornet, Matthew F, Burkus, J Kenneth, Dryer, Randall F, Peloza, John H
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.12.2011
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Arthroplasty - adverse effects; Arthroplasty - methods; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Intervertebral Disc - physiopathology; Intervertebral Disc - surgery; Intervertebral Disc Degeneration - physiopathology; Intervertebral Disc Degeneration - surgery; Lumbar Vertebrae - physiopathology; Lumbar Vertebrae - surgery; Male; Middle Aged; Pain Measurement; Pain, Postoperative - etiology; Pain, Postoperative - physiopathology; Prospective Studies; Prostheses and Implants; Range of Motion, Articular; Spinal Fusion - adverse effects; Spinal Fusion - methods; Surveys and Questionnaires; Time Factors; Treatment Outcome; Young Adult

Randomized, controlled, multicenter, investigational device exemption trial. To investigate the safety and effectiveness of the first two-piece, metal-on-metal lumbar disc prosthesis for treating patients with single-level degenerative disc disease. For patients with degenerative disc disease unresp...