Lumbar Total Disc Replacement

The use of an artificial disc to replace a damaged spinal disc that is generating chronic back pain has been practiced in a number of European countries for many years and is currently in various phases of development and clinical trials in the U.S. The Charité was FDA-approved in October 2004 and the PRODISC-L was approved in August 2006. The Maverick and FlexiCore lumbar discs have completed their randomized enrollments and are currently in Continued Access non-randomized modes. The Kineflex lumbar disc received approval in June 2005 to begin patient recruitment.

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