Effects of a cervical disc prosthesis on segmental and cervical spine alignment

Cervical spine kinematics after anterior cervical discectomy with or without implantation of a mobile cervical disc prosthesis; an RCT

BACKGROUND When surgically treating cervical degenerative disc disease, the most commonly performed procedure is anterior cervical discectomy. This procedure is performed with, or without fusion promoting methods. For both options the rate of fusion is high and there is much debate whether fusion of the treated segment is a contributing factor to accelerated degeneration of adjacent motion segm...

Artificial Intervertebral Disc: Cervical Spine

Artificial Intervertebral Disc: Cervical Spine

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Artificial Intervertebral Disc: Cervical Spine

Professional Institutional Original Effective Date: September 25, 2007 Original Effective Date: October 23, 2008 Revision Date(s): September 23, 2008 May 18, 2010; March 8, 2013; January 1, 2015; August 5, 2015; October 12, 2016 Revision Date(s): December 15, 2009; May 18, 2010; March 8, 2013; January 1, 2015; August 5, 2015; October 12, 2016 Current Effective Date: October 12, 2016 Current Eff...

Cervical Disc Prosthesis Polyethylene Wear Following The ISO Cervical Test

Introduction: Cervical total disc replacement (TDR) procedures are an option for treatment of cervical spinal disc degeneration. The goal of TDR replacement is to replace the painful and degenerated TDR with a new bearing unit to enable pain free motion. A young and active patient population demands a proven durable replacement bearing surface to accomplish this goal. The wear of that surface m...