On the development of an artificial intervertebral disc

Degenerative disc disease is one of the causes of low back pain. There are two major surgical interventions: spinal fusion and implantation of an artificial intervertebral disc. Spinal fusion alters the biomechanics of the spine, which may lead to further degeneration of the surrounding tissues and the discs at adjacent levels.
An artificial intervertebral disc could prevent this. Existing devices, however, do not comply, so it was decided to develop a new artificial intervertebral disc, consisting of a core with two endplates. This thesis describes the requirements for such an artificial intervertebral disc and presents the design of the endplates.

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