BACKGROUND CONTEXT: The CHARITÉ artificial disc, a lumbar spinal arthroplasty device,
was approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration in 2004 based on two-…

Controversy centers on the determination of surgical fusion in lumbar spinal patients. When
method best determines the nature of surgical arthrodesis remains unanswered. Numerous …

Scheuermann's disease of the thoracic spine is a well-defined entity, although its exact
etiology is unknown. In the thoracolumbar or lumbar spine however, the criteria are much less …

Internal disc disruption is a syndrome of traumatically induced low-back pain arising from
the intervertebral disc. The diagnosis is confirmed by abnormal discography with concordant …

Interbody fusion techniques have been used for many years for the treatment of a variety of
lumbar spine diagnoses. Part of the interest in increasing methods of interbody fusion has …

Object. Arthrodesis is the gold standard for surgical treatment of lumbar degenerative disc
disease (DDD). Solid fusion, however, can cause stress and increased motion in the …

… study thus far has been reported by Matthew Scott-Young. He performed a retrospective …
IDE study and the Australian study are that Scott-Young’s series was retrospective, included …

BACKGROUND CONTEXT: For decades there has been a desire to restore motion of a
painful degenerated spinal segment. Artificial discs have been used in Europe for almost 20 …

Artificial discs have been used in Europe for many years with good results. This technology
has recently been available in the United States on a limited, investigational basis. The …

Study Design. Delphi expert panel consensus. Objective. To obtain expert consensus on best
practices for appropriate telemedicine utilization in spine surgery. Summary of Background …