Purpose of review Cervical disc replacement (CDR) is a surgical option for appropriately
indicated patients, and high success rates have been reported in the literature …

The burden of disease regarding lumbar and cervical spine pain is a long-standing,
pervasive problem within medicine that has yet to be resolved. Specifically, neck and back …

Thermoplastic polycarbonate urethanes (PCUs), have promise in many biomedical
applications due to their low stiffness, favorable biocompatibility, and high strength. The long …

Low back pain is the principal cause of long-term disability worldwide. We intend to address
one of its main causes, degenerative disk disease, a spinal condition involving degradation …

Background: Replacement of a diseased lumbar intervertebral disc with an artificial device,
a procedure known as lumbar total disc replacement (LTDR), has been practiced since the …

Background The purpose of this study was to summarize the available evidence about total
lumbar disc replacement (TDR), focusing our attention on four main topics: clinical and …

Background context The spine contains intervertebral discs and the interspinous and
longitudinal ligaments. These structures are elastomeric or viscoelastic in their mechanical …

Summary of Background Data As with any surgery, care should be taken to determine
patient selection criteria for lumbar TDR based on safety and optimizing outcome. These …

The use of soft, synthetic materials for the replacement of soft, load-bearing tissues has been
largely unsuccessful due to a lack of materials with sufficient fatigue and wear properties, as …

The purpose of this study was to quantify the frequency dependent viscoelastic properties of
two types of spinal posterior dynamic stabilisation devices. In air at 37° C, the viscoelastic …