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From the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

A Patient's Experience with Degenerative Disc Disease

Lumbar Spine Total Disc Arthroplasty

by Jeffrey C. Wang, MD

In a highlight from the AAOS 2007 Annual Meeting Symposium "Total Disk Arthroplasty: The Art and Science as of 2007," Dr. Jeffrey C. Wang discusses the indications for lumbar spine total disk arthroplasty, reviews design concepts, compares clinical results with those of fusion, and discusses the long-term issues and concerns.

Keywords: lumbar spine, total disc arthroplasty, artificial disc replacement, ADR, artificial disk replacement, total disk replacement, TDR, total disc replacement

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