Total disc replacement for lumbar degenerative disc disease: single centre 20 years experience.
Carlo FormicaAndrea ZaniratoStefano DivanoMarco BassoLuca CavagnaroMattia Alessio MazzolaValerio Gaetano VelloneMaddalena MastrogiacomoPedro BerjanoLamberto FelliFormica MPublished in: European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society (2019)
The optimal surgical indication is crucial to achieve excellent clinical and radiological outcomes. According to the literature and to our experience, we underline the importance of a coronal deformity < 15° Cobb angle and a Roussouly type 1 or 2 as the profile of the most well-suited patient for TDR. Our long-term results confirm the existing evidence about efficacy and safety of TDR as a reliable option, in optimal surgery indication, to treat DDD. These slides can be retrieved under Electronic Supplementary Material.