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DISC REPLACEMENT IN LUMBAR SPINE

  • EDUARDO SOARES DE SOUZA,
  • RENÉ KUSABARA,
  • FABIO MASTROMAURO DE OLIVEIRA,
  • YOSHINOBU NAGASSE,
  • CLÓVIS YAMAZATO,
  • JOSÉ ANTÔNIO MACHADO JUNIOR

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1590/s1808-185120181701179280
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 17, no. 1
pp. 59 – 62

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ABSTRACT With the increase in the elderly population worldwide, the prevalence of degenerative diseases tends to grow, especially degenerative disc disease (DDD) in the lumbar spine. It is important to seek excellence treatments to ensure a better quality of life for patients. In this sense, the total disc replacement and the use of prostheses in the lumbar spine have been pointed out as alternative and promising treatments when compared to the standard treatment. The aim of this study is to show the results of total replacement of the intervertebral disc, through a review of the literature. The electronic search was performed in the PubMed databases, with the keywords “Total Disk Replacement”, “Low Back Pain”, and “Arthroplasty” in articles published as of 2012. We selected 16 articles. Level of Evidence: II. Type of study: Systematic reviewb of Level II studies or Level I studies with inconsistent results.

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