
Spine
ISASS: Freedom Disc vs. ProDisc-L for Treatment of 1-level Lumbar Disc Disease
39 patients treated with Freedom Disc (20) vs. ProDisc-L (19) artificial disc replacement devices (ADR) were evaluated for clinical patient self-reported outcomes after single-level lumbar disc disease L3 to S1 treatment. 2 year results concluded that both groups had similar self-reported improvements that were maintained up to 24 months. The Freedom device however, had slightly earlier recovery, but the benefits were no longer observed after 6 months.
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