Non Fusion Technologies in Spine Surgery

Written by an international group of expert spine surgeons, this volume thoroughly examines new non-fusion technologies
for treating spinal degenerative conditions while preserving motion. Major sections describe various surgical
techniques and devices for nucleus pulposus replacement and total lumbar and cervical disc arthroplasty, as well as
other stabilization techniques. Coverage includes indications and contraindications, surgical approaches, and the
latest clinical trial results. Several chapters discuss nonsurgical and minimally invasive treatments, including gene
therapy, nucleus pulposus regeneration, and IDET. Other chapters address economic and ethical issues, including use of
registries, medical device regulation, and outcome and cost of lumbar disc replacement versus lumbar fusion.

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. Pellise & A. Hernandez / 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

NON SURGICAL 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 NON FUSION TECHNIQUES

Lumbar: Basics: Indication & Contraindication for Lumbar Surgical Non-Fusion Techniques, J. Fairbank / Lumbar Surgical
Approaches for Non Fusion 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 CHARITE: One Year After FDA Approval, R.D. Guyer & L. Craig / Charite 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. Senegas / Posterior Non-Fusion 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. Roder, P. Moulin & M. Aebi / An
Introduction to the Medical Device