Impliant TOPS: Total Posterior Arthroplasty System Richard D. Guyer Introduction Pain arising from degenerative changes in the posterior elements has long been treated with decompression or decompression combined with fusion….

MRI Changes in the Lumbar Spine Following Treatment with the X STOP Interspinous Distraction Device F. W. Smith Intermittent neurogenic claudication as a result of lumbar spinal stenosis accounts for…

X STOP Interspinous Implant for Lumbar Spinal Decompression Jim F. Zucherman Patrick Simons Jake Timothy Neurogenic intermittent claudication (NIC) secondary to lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) is a posture-dependent complaint and…

Design and Surgical Technique of the FlexiCore Lumbar Artificial Disc Philippe Lauweryns Design The FlexiCore Intervertebral Disc is comprised of four components, which are assembled by the manufacturer and provided…

A New Approach to Lumbar Disc Prosthesis J. P. Steib Spine surgery is the little sister of orthopaedic surgery. In the last century, we saw limb surgery advance with arthrodeses…

Motion Preservation—Disc Replacement for Lumbar Degenerative Disorders with the ProDisc®-L Prosthesis R. Bertagnoli The development of innovative treatment options for the treatment of degenerative disc disease (DDD) is presently more…

Influence of Frontal and Sagittal Position of Total Disc Arthroplasty on Clinical Outcomes at 3 Years Follow-Up S. Aunoble J.-C. Le Huec The development of total lumbar disc prostheses has…

Charité III Artificial Disc Replacement: Indications, Preoperative Examinations, and Contraindications B. Poffyn G. Sys D. Uyttendaele The Charité III intervertebral disc prosthesis is the most widely used artificial disc replacement…

U.S. Update of CHARITÉ: One Year after FDA Approval Richard D. Guyer Lucius Craig The development of the CHARITÉ began in 1982. Karin Büttner-Janz and Kurt Shellnack are the pioneers…