Seminars in Spine Surgery
Volume 18, Issue 2 , Pages 53-60, June 2006

Cervical Disc Replacement: The State of the Data

  • Joseph D. Smucker, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedics, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Joseph D. Smucker, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedics, The University of Iowa, 200 Hawkins Drive, 01017 JPP, Iowa City, IA 52242.
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  • Rick C. Sasso, MD

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Orthopaedic Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indiana Spine Group, Indianapolis, IN.

Cervical arthroplasty has undergone a rapid evolution since the development of the original Cummins device. The evolution of metal-on-metal implants has occurred in parallel with the development of novel bearing concepts incorporating metal alloys, polymers, and ceramics. The current “state of the data” is presented including clinical outcomes of recently developed devices. While the early data from clinical trials are encouraging, there remains a need to demonstrate the viability of such techniques in the long term.

Keywords:  cervical arthroplasty , BRYAN , PRESTIGE , PCM , PRODISC

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PII: S1040-7383(06)00023-2

doi:10.1053/j.semss.2006.03.006

Seminars in Spine Surgery
Volume 18, Issue 2 , Pages 53-60, June 2006

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