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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2008 Jun 18.
Published in final edited form as: Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2008 Mar 1;33(5):481–489. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e318165e3be

Table 1.

Clinical information for all retrieved TDRs.

Implant Age at Implantation Gender Primary Diagnosis Level Implant Fixation Method Year of Index Surgery Year of Removal Surgery Endplate Size Implantation Time (years)
Sal 002 45 M Disc degeneration L4/L5 Noncoated 1997 2006 3 8.3
Sal 003 45 M Disc degeneration L5/S1 Noncoated 1997 2006 3 8.3
Maa019 72 F Disc degeneration L4/L5 Noncoated 1990 2006 2 16.1
Maa020 43 F Disc degeneration after herniation L4/L5 Coated 2002 2006 4 3.3
Maa021 43 F Disc degeneration after herniation L5/S1 Coated 2002 2006 4 3.3
Maa022 47 F Disc degeneration L4/L5 Coated 2001 2006 3 5.3
Maa023 45 F Disc degeneration L5/S1 Coated 2001 2006 3 4.6
BR 001 43 F Painful disc L5/S1 Noncoated 2004 2006 2 2.0
Maa024 42 F Disc degeneration L4/L5 Noncoated 2000 2006 4 6.2
Med001 50 F Disc degeneration, Back Pain L5/S1 Noncoated 2000 2005 3 4.8
Sal 004 44 M Disc degeneration L4/L5 Noncoated 1998 2006 3 7.8
Sal 005 44 M Disc degeneration L5/S1 Noncoated 1998 2006 4 7.8
Maa025 45 F Disc degeneration post herniated disc surgery L4/L5 Noncoated 1993 2006 3 13.6
Maa026 42 F Disc degeneration L4/L5 Noncoated 1996 2006 2 10.7
BR-002 46 F Disc degeneration L4/L5 Noncoated 2004 2006 3 2.2
Sal 006 44 F Disc degeneration, Back Pain L5/S1 Noncoated 2001 2006 2 5.7
Maa027 52 F Disc degeneration L3/L4 L3/L4 Coated 2003 2007 4 4.1
Implant Revision Reason(s) Complications Osteolysis?
Sal 002 Wire breakage; pain; superior endplate subsidence Subsidence No
Sal 003 Pain No
Maa019 Progressive anterior migration; pressure against the aorta; back and leg pain Anterior Migration No
Maa020 Severe back pain; lateral subsidence Subsidence No
Maa021 Severe back pain; facet degeneration No
Maa022 Severe pain; height loss posteriorly at core; facet joint arthrosis (L4-L5/L5-S1); adjacent disc (L3-L4) degeneration No
Maa023 Severe back and leg pain; multiple disc degeneration above prosthesis; lateral displacement (upper endplate in relation to lower endplate) No
BR 001 Painful prosthesis; superior endplate subsidence Subsidence No
Maa024 Persisting pain after posterior pedicle screw fixation and fusion L4-L5/L5-S1 No
Med001 Pain No
Sal 004 Pain; wire breakage No
Sal 005 Pain No
Maa025 Severe back and leg pain; wire breakage No
Maa026 Pain No
BR-002 Pain No
Sal 006 Pain; subsidence Subsidence No
Maa027 Persisting pain in lower back and both legs; no bony fusion; prosthesis in excessive extension No