Author/Editor     Vengust, Vilibald; Vengust, Rok; Fokter, Samo K
Title     Endoproteze intervertebralnega diska ledvene hrbtenice
Translated title     Disc prosthesis of lumbar spine
Type     članek
Source     In: Komadina R, Stahovnik A, editors. 5. Celjski dnevi. Zbornik izbranih predavanj simpozija o poškodbah in okvarah hrbtenice; 2005 apr 8-9; Celje. Celje: Splošna bolnišnica Celje,
Publication year     2005
Volume     str. 116-22
Language     slo
Abstract     Authors described the possibilify of treatment a group of patients suffering low back pain because of degenerated disc disease with an artificial disc prosthesis. We presenfed preliminary results of 35 patients with single and 2 patients with double-level disc replacements using SB Charite III. endoprosthesis. The results were evaluated with VAS and Oswestry Disability Index score. VAS pointed the reduction of preoperatively value mean from 7,5 to 3,7 and Oswestry from 47 preoperatively to 33,5 points postoperatively. Total disc replacement appears to be a viable alternative fo fusion for the treatment of single and double-level symptomatic disc degeneration.
Descriptors     INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT
IMPLANTS, ARTIFICIAL
TREATMENT OUTCOME