Suggestions for a Total Elasto-Dynamic Intervertebral Disc Prosthesis
- 1 January 1981
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Informa UK Limited in Biomaterials, Medical Devices, and Artificial Organs
- Vol. 9 (1), 65-72
- https://doi.org/10.3109/10731198109117602
Abstract
The essential considerations to be taken for the design of a composite elasto-dynamic intervertebral disc prosthesis (IDP) are discussed, and a disc implant, supposedly satisfying the demands for surgical and biomechanical applicability and bio-compatibility, are outlined. The suggested IDP implant is composed of an elastic kernel, covered in a two-components telescoping shell, situated in a polymer slit-tube fundament, after preparation fixed to the respective vertebral bodies of the respective motion segment with bone cement. The approach to a lumbar motion segment is suggested to be by way of an abdominal and retroperitoneal incision and exploration.Keywords
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