ABSTRACT
As a result of medical advancement and increasing requirements for the physiological reconstruction of the spine, various kinds of artificial lumbar prostheses have flourished.The first-generation Charité prosthesis, the second-generation ProDisc-L prosthesis and the third-generation Activ-L Systems prosthesis have all been applied widely in clinic.In addition, Acroflex, Maverick, XL TDR, M6-L and other products have also been approved for clinical application.This article reviews the literature on application of artificial lumbar intervertebral disc prostheses to conduct a comprehensive analysis of the surgical complications related to the different design features of the prostheses like unconstrained, semiconstrained, constrained, one elastomeric piece, constrained plus elastic core and integral lateral implantation, hoping to provide references for subsequent improvement in design and application of the prosthesis.