Intermediate Results of the Prestige LP Cervical Disc Replacement: Clinical and Radiological Analysis With Minimum Two-Year Follow-up.

Study Design: prospective study.

Objective: present results of Prestige LP artificial cervical disc replacement (ADR).

Summary Of Background Data: motion preservation with ADR can potentially reduce adjacent segment degeneration.

Percutaneous endoscopic discectomy: clinical results and how it affects the quality of life.

Study Design: Prospective study

Objective: To determine the clinical outcomes and the effect on quality of life of patients with endoscopic discectomy.

Summary Of Background Data: Percutaneous endoscopic discectomy is a relatively new technique. Very few studies have reported the clinical outcome of percutaneous endoscopic discectomy in terms of quality of life and return to the work.

Clinical and radiological outcomes of minimally invasive versus open transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion.

Study Design: Prospective study.

Objective: Comparison of clinical and radiologic outcomes of minimally invasive (MIS) versus Open transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF).

Summary Of Background Data: Open TLIF has been performed for many years with good results.