Seminars in Spine Surgery
Volume 18, Issue 2 , Pages 109-116 , June 2006

Explant Analysis of Total Disc Replacement

  • Paul A. Anderson, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation and Department of Neurologic Surgery, University Of Wisconsin, Madison, WI.
    • Drs. Anderson and Toth are consultants for Medtronic Sofamor Danek.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Paul A. Anderson, MD, Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation and Department of Neurologic Surgery, University of Wisconsin, 600 Highland Avenue K4/736, Madison, WI 53792.
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  • Steven M. Kurtz, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Exponent, Inc., Philadelphia, PA.
    • Implant Research Center, School of Biomedical Engineering, Science, and Health Systems and Department of Materials Engineering, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA.
    • ,
  • Jeffrey M. Toth, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI.
    • Drs. Anderson and Toth are consultants for Medtronic Sofamor Danek.

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 Disclosure: The author’s institutions received research funding from Medtronic Sofamor Danek in support of the explant analysis described in the article.

PII: S1040-7383(06)00029-3

doi: 10.1053/j.semss.2006.03.012

Seminars in Spine Surgery
Volume 18, Issue 2 , Pages 109-116 , June 2006

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