A prospective, randomized, multicenter Food and Drug Administration investigational device exemption study of lumbar total disc replacement with the CHARITE artificial disc versus lumbar fusion: part II: evaluation of radiographic outcomes and correlation of surgical technique accuracy with clinical outcomes.

PC, McAfee; B, Cunningham; G, Holsapple; K, Adams; S, Blumenthal; RD, Guyer; A, Dmietriev; JH, Maxwell; JJ, Regan; J, Isaza

doi:10.1097/01.brs.0000170561.25636.1c

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A prospective, randomized, multicenter Food and Drug Administration investigational device exemption study of lumbar total disc replacement with the CHARITE artificial disc versus lumbar fusion: part II: evaluation of radiographic outcomes and correlation of surgical technique accuracy with clinical outcomes.

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McAfee PC

Cunningham B

Holsapple G

Abstract

Study design A prospective, randomized, multicenter, Food and Drug Administration-regulated, investigational device exemption clinical trial.Objectives To compare the safety and effectiveness of lumbar total disc replacement (TDR) with the CHARITE artificial disc (DePuy Spine, Raynham, MA) to anteri...

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