Editorial: Non-Fusion Surgeries of the Cervical Spine

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Putzier M Funk JF Schneider SV Gross C Tohtz SW Khodadadyan-Klostermann C . Charite total disc replacement—clinical and radiographical results after an average follow-up of 17 years. Eur Spine J 2006;15:183–95.

Luk KD Ruan DK Chow DH Leong JC . Intervertebral disc autografting in a bipedal animal model. Clin Orthop Relat Res 1997;337:13–26.

Luk KD Ruan DK Lu DS Fei ZQ . Fresh frozen intervertebral disc allografting in a bipedal animal model. Spine 2003;28:864–70.

Ruan D He Q Ding Y Hou L Li J Luk KD . Intervertebral disc transplantation in the treatment of degenerative spine disease: A preliminary study. Lancet 2007;369:993–9.