A prosthetic intervertebral disc and methods for using the same are
provided. The subject prosthetic discs are characterized by including top
and bottom endplates separated by a fibrous compressible element that
includes an annular region and a nuclear region. The two plates are held
together at least one fiber wound around at least one region of the top
endplate and at least one region of the bottom endplate. The subject
discs may be employed with separate vertebral body fixation elements, or
they may include integrated vertebral body fixation elements. Also
provided are kits and systems that include the subject prosthetic discs.