Development, in vitro and in vivo evaluation of a new artificial disc prothesis (Kineflex/Centurion disc) and the relevant insertion instrumentation for the human lumbar spine
Ph.D., Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, 2008. === Lumbar disc replacement is a rapidly expanding surgical treatment modality for longstanding back and leg pain due to intervertebral disc degeneration. Compared to fusion surgery, it has the advantage of preserving segmen...
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Language: | en |
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2009
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10539/7308 |