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Preferred term

Total Disc Replacement  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • The replacement of intervertebral discs in the spinal column with artificial devices. The procedure is done in the lumbar or cervical spine to relieve severe pain resulting from INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DEGENERATION.

Entry terms

  • Arthroplasty, Replacement, Disc
  • Arthroplasty, Replacement, Disk
  • Artificial Disc Replacement
  • Artificial Disk Replacement
  • Total Disc Arthroplasty
  • Total Disk Arthroplasty
  • Total Disk Replacement

In other languages

  • French

  • Arthroplastie de remplacement de disque
  • Arthroplastie discale totale
  • Arthroplastie totale de disque
  • Remplacement discal total
  • Remplacement par un disque artificiel

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-ZXR3C2LX-F

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