Evaluation of spinal kinematics following lumbar total disc replacement and circumferential fusion using in vivo fluoroscopy

• Published in: Spine (Philadelphia, Pa. 1976) Vol. 32; no. 5; p. 527
• Main Authors: Auerbach, Joshua D, Wills, Brian P D, McIntosh, Theresa C, Balderston, Richard A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.03.2007
• Subjects: Adult; Arthroplasty, Replacement; Biomechanical Phenomena; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; Fluoroscopy - methods; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Intervertebral Disc - surgery; Lumbar Vertebrae - diagnostic imaging; Lumbar Vertebrae - physiopathology; Lumbar Vertebrae - surgery; Male; Middle Aged; Observer Variation; Range of Motion, Articular; Reproducibility of Results; Rotation; Spinal Fusion; Time Factors; Treatment Outcome

In vivo fluoroscopic analysis of lumbar spinal motion with total disc replacement (TDR), fusions, and controls. Compare and contrast lumbar spinal motion profiles in TDR, circumferential fusion, and controls. TDR has been shown to preserve motion and possibly prevent abnormal loading at the adjacent...