Short-term effect of prosthetic disc nucleus replacement for lumbar disc herniation:A comparison with traditional lumbar spinal fusion / 中国组织工程研究

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0.05).⑥Complications:1 case in the prosthetic disc nucleus replacement group had migration of the device in 1 year after the surgery,but no symptom and did not need revision;1 case complained of bilateral leg pain and 2 cases developed right leg pain in the fusion group,which were treated with oral medications and resolved after the 3-month follow-up.All patients with leg symptoms had surgery at the L5S1 disc space.CONCLUSION:①Quantitative clinical outcomes following prosthetic disc nucleus replacement are at least equivalent to clinical outcomes with traditional lumbar spinal fusion.These results support earlier reports in the literature.②Prosthetic disc nucleus replacement is a safe and effective alternative to fusion for the surgical treatment of symptomatic lumbar disc herniation in properly indicated patients.