Nonfusion Technologies in Spine Surgery

BASICS:: Adjacent Level Disc Biomechanics, B.J.C. Freeman & D.S. McNally / Radiologic Assessment of All Unfused Lumbar Segments After Instrumented Posterior Spinal Fusion, F. Pellisé & A. Hernández / Physiology of the Intervertebral Disc, J. Yu et al. / Natural Evolution & Resolution of Chronic Low-Back Pain, M. Benoist, P. Boulu & P. Guigui

DIAGNOSIS:: Dynamic MRI in Seated Position Increases Insight Into Disease of the Lumbar Spine, F.W. Smith

NONSURGICAL TREATMENT:: Gene Transfer Molecular Therapy of the Intervertebral Disc, S.T. Yoon & J. Louis-Ugbo / Nucleus Pulposus Regeneration:: Present Limitations & Future Opportunities, C.R. Lee, M. Alini & S. Grad / What Is the Evidence Base for IDET? B.J.C. Freeman / Lumbar Spinal Stenosis with Low Back Pain:: Is Fusion Necessary? E. Munting

SURGICAL NONFUSION TECHNIQUES

Lumbar:: Basics:: Indication & Contraindication for Lumbar Surgical Nonfusion Techniques, J. Fairbank / Lumbar Surgical Approaches for Nonfusion Techniques, M. Brayda-Bruno et al.

Lumbar:: Nuclear Replacement:: Nucleus Pulposus Replacement:: Basic Science & Indications for Clinical Use, M.A. Pahl, J.Y. Lee & A.R. Vaccaro / Prosthetic Disc Nucleus:: Treatment with the Anterior Approach, P. Donkersloot / Functional Lumbar Artificial Nucleus Replacement:: DASCOR™, J.E. Sherman et al.

Total Disc Arthroplasty:: Total Lumbar Disc Arthroplasty:: Overview of Clinical Results for Existing Implants, S. Aunoble et al. / U.S. Update of CHARITÉ:: One Year After FDA Approval, R.D. Guyer & L. Craig / Charité III Artificial Disc Replacement:: Indications, Preoperative Examinations & Contraindications, B. Poffyn, G. Sys & D. Uyttendaele / Clinical Results of Lumbar Total Disc Replacement with the Maverick Prosthesis Prospective Study, 2 to 4 Years Follow-Up, J.C. Le Huec et al. / Influence of Frontal & Sagittal Position of Total Disc Arthroplasty on Clinical Outcomes at 3 Years Follow-Up, S. Aunoble & J.C. Le Huec / Motion Preservation:: Disc Replacement for Lumbar Degenerative Disorders with the ProDisc®-L Prosthesis, R. Bertagnoli / A New Approach to Lumbar Disc Prosthesis, J.P. Steib / Design & Surgical Technique of the FlexiCore Lumbar Artificial Disc, P. Lauwerijns

Stabilisation Techniques I:: X STOP Interspinous Implant for Lumbar Spinal Decompression, J.F. Zucherman, P. Simons & J. Timothy / MRI Changes in the Lumbar Spine Following Treatment with the X-Stop Inter-Spinous Distraction Device, F.W. Smith / Impliant TOPS:: Total Posterior Element Replacement, R.D. Guyer / Mechanical Supplementation by Dynamic Fixation in Degenerative Intervertebral Lumbar Segments:: The Wallis System, J. Sénégas / Posterior Nonfusion Stabilisation of the Degenerated Lumbar Spine with Cosmic, A. von Strempel et al.

Cervical Disc:: ProdiscC™ Cervical Disc Prosthesis in the First 68 Patients. One-Year Evaluation of Results, P. Suchomel et al. / A New Cervical Disc Prosthesis:: Mobi-C. Preliminary Results of a Prospective Study, P. Bernard et al.

ECONOMY & ETHICS:: The Quest for the New, B. Hanson / The SWISSspine Registry, C. Röder, P. Moulin & M. Aebi / An Introduction to the Medical Device Regulation in Europe, L. Haazen / Outcome & Cost of Lumbar Disc Replacement vs Lumbar Fusion, M. Du Bois & P. Donceel