Seminars in Spine Surgery
Volume 19, Issue 2 , Pages 87-97 , June 2007

Radiographic Evaluation in Lumbar Total Disc Replacement: Assessment of Potential Candidacy and Range of Motion

  • Joshua D. Auerbach, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
    • ,
  • William C. Tally, MD

      Affiliations

    • 3B Orthopaedics, Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, PA.
    • ,
  • Richard A. Balderston, MD

      Affiliations

    • 3B Orthopaedics, Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, PA.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Richard A. Balderston, MD, 3B Orthopaedics, Pennsylvania Hospital, 8th and Spruce Streets, Philadelphia, PA 19107.

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PII: S1040-7383(07)00039-1

doi: 10.1053/j.semss.2007.04.008

Seminars in Spine Surgery
Volume 19, Issue 2 , Pages 87-97 , June 2007

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