Prosthetic total disk replacement--can we learn from total hip replacement?

Orthop Clin North Am. 2011 Oct;42(4):543-54, viii. doi: 10.1016/j.ocl.2011.07.008.

Abstract

Total lumbar disk replacement has become a routine procedure in many countries. However, discussions regarding its use are ongoing. Issues focus on patient selection, technical limitations, and avoidance or management of complications or long-term outcomes. A review of the development of this technology, since the development of the first successful implantation of a total lumbar disk prosthesis in 1984, shows an amazing analogy to the history of total hip replacement. This article is a one-to-one comparison of the evolution of total hip and total lumbar disk replacement from "skunk works" to scientific evidence.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Arthroplasty, Replacement / standards*
  • Arthroplasty, Replacement / trends
  • Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / standards
  • Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / trends
  • Female
  • Forecasting
  • Humans
  • Intervertebral Disc / surgery*
  • Intervertebral Disc Degeneration / diagnosis
  • Intervertebral Disc Degeneration / surgery*
  • Lumbar Vertebrae / surgery*
  • Male
  • Needs Assessment
  • Prosthesis Design
  • Prosthesis Implantation
  • Risk Assessment