Lumbar Disc Replacement
Lumbar disc replacement surgery substitutes an artificial disc made of metal and plastic for a painful degenerated disc in the lower back. This is a major surgery requiring general anesthesia and a hospital stay.
Your doctor might recommend lumbar disc replacement surgery if most of your back pain comes from one or two discs in your lower back. The best candidates aren’t excessively overweight, don’t have scoliosis or significant compression on spinal nerves and haven’t had previous spinal surgeries.
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The prodisc L device is composed of three pieces—two end plates composed of cobalt chromium and titanium, and a polyethylene core that allows the device to restore normal range of motion at the operated level. Patients can go home quickly after surgery and are encouraged to resume to their normal activities after a recommended post-operative protocol that is generally much shorter than for spinal fusion surgery.
The prodisc L technology is the most studied and clinically-proven total disc replacement system in the world. Beginning with clinical usage in 1990, the prodisc design has been validated with over 225,000 device implantations worldwide and more than 540 published papers. prodisc L has been shown to facilitate a quicker return to active life. It has also been shown to enable patients to retain their range of motion, enabling the spine to flex over the long-term.