The authors report a series of 43 patients suffering from lower limb pain, almost constantly associated with chronic or acute backpain, treated by microsurgical nerve root decompression and by implantation of a soft intervertebral prothesis (DIAM). Satisfying results were obtained in 97% of cases, inducing the authors to consider the device a reliable tool for curing low-back pain and sciatica. Selection criteria are exposed and discussed.
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Mariottini, A., Pieri, S., Giachi, S., Carangelo, B., Zalaffi, A., Muzii, F. V., & Palma, L. (2005). Preliminary results of a soft novel lumbar intervertebral prothesis (DIAM) in the degenerative spinal pathology. Acta Neurochirurgica. Supplement, 92, 129–131. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-211-27458-8_28
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