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Clinical Trial
. 2005:92:129-31.
doi: 10.1007/3-211-27458-8_28.

Preliminary results of a soft novel lumbar intervertebral prothesis (DIAM) in the degenerative spinal pathology

A Mariottini  1 , S Pieri, S Giachi, B Carangelo, A Zalaffi, F V Muzii, L Palma
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Preliminary results of a soft novel lumbar intervertebral prothesis (DIAM) in the degenerative spinal pathology

A Mariottini et al. Acta Neurochir Suppl. 2005.

Abstract

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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