Seminars in Spine Surgery
Volume 18, Issue 2 , Pages 117-129 , June 2006

Kinematics of Cervical and Lumbar Total Disc Replacement

  • William R. Sears, MB, BS, FRACS

      Affiliations

    • Sydney NeuroSpine Clinic and Departments of Neurosurgery, Royal North Shore, and Dalcross Private Hospitals, Sydney, Australia.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to William Sears, Sydney NeuroSpine Clinic, Level 10, Tower B, 799 Pacific Highway, Chatswood, NSW, 2067, Australia.
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  • Peter F. McCombe, MB, BS, FRACS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedics, Royal Brisbane Hospital, Brisbane, Australia.
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  • Rick C. Sasso, MD

      Affiliations

    • Indiana Spine Group, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN.

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 Financial Disclosure: The authors are consultants to the Medtronic Sofamor Danek Company, Memphis, TN. Financial support was provided by Medtronic Sofamor Danek in the form of a research assistant, Gavin White, whose help is gratefully acknowledged.

PII: S1040-7383(06)00030-X

doi: 10.1053/j.semss.2006.03.013

Seminars in Spine Surgery
Volume 18, Issue 2 , Pages 117-129 , June 2006

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