Treatment of Degenerative Lumbar Disc Disease with a SB Charité III Prosthesis

Abstract

Background and Purpose: Total disc arthroplasty serves as the next frontier in the surgical management of intervertebral discogenic pathology. The purpose of this article was to report a patient with symptomatic degenerative disc disease treated with Charite' artificial disc (DePuy Spine, Raynham, MA) arthroplasty, and to briefly introduce and reviewe the relevant literatures of total disc arthroplasty. Methods: A 50-year-old female treated with lumbar artificial disc replacement with a SB Charite' Ⅲ prosthesis because of painful degenerative disc disease at L4/5. Results: The patient had symptomatic improvement, which was maintained over 10 months. She had greater reduction in the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) and Visual Analog Scale (VAS). Conclusion: Total disc arthroplasty may be an attractive option for the surgical treatment of disabling mechanical low back pain secondary to lumbar disc disease. However, long-term follow-up studies is needed to assess the final role of this prosthesis.