Early results and review of the literature of a novel hybrid surgical technique combining cervical arthrodesis and disc arthroplasty for treating multilevel degenerative …

GMV Barbagallo, R Assietti, L Corbino, G Olindo… - European Spine …, 2009 - Springer
We report the clinical and radiological results on the safety and efficacy of an unusual
surgical strategy coupling anterior cervical discectomy and fusion and total disc replacement …

Multilevel cervical disc arthroplasty: a review of optimal surgical management and future directions

TH Tu, CY Wang, YC Chen, JC Wu - Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine, 2022 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Cervical disc arthroplasty (CDA) has been recognized as a popular option for
cervical radiculopathy or myelopathy caused by disc problems that require surgery. There …

Prospective, randomized, multicenter study of cervical arthroplasty: 269 patients from the Kineflex C artificial disc investigational device exemption study with a …

D Coric, PD Nunley, RD Guyer, D Musante… - … of Neurosurgery: Spine, 2011 - thejns.org
Object Cervical total disc replacement (CTDR) represents a relatively novel procedure
intended to address some of the shortcomings associated with anterior cervical discectomy …

Prospective randomized study of cervical arthroplasty and anterior cervical discectomy and fusion with long-term follow-up: results in 74 patients from a single site …

D Coric, PK Kim, JD Clemente, MO Boltes… - … of Neurosurgery: Spine, 2013 - thejns.org
Object The purpose of this study was to evaluate the long-term results of cervical total disc
replacement (TDR) and anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) in the treatment of …

Analysis of the three United States Food and Drug Administration investigational device exemption cervical arthroplasty trials

CD Upadhyaya, JC Wu, G Trost, RW Haid… - … of Neurosurgery: Spine, 2012 - thejns.org
Object There are now 3 randomized, multicenter, US FDA investigational device exemption,
industry-sponsored studies comparing arthroplasty with anterior cervical discectomy and …

Artificial total disc replacement versus fusion for the cervical spine: a systematic review

I Zechmeister, R Winkler, P Mad - European Spine Journal, 2011 - Springer
Cervical total disc replacement (CTDR) has been increasingly used as an alternative to
fusion surgery in patients with pain or neurological symptoms in the cervical spine who do …

Cervical disc arthroplasty: current evidence and real-world application

PD Nunley, D Coric, KA Frank, MB Stone - Neurosurgery, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Cervical total disc replacement (cTDR) is still considered a developing technology, with
widespread clinical use beginning in the early 2000s. Despite being relatively new to the …

Cervical arthroplasty: a critical review of the literature

MD Alvin, EE Abbott, D Lubelski, B Kuhns, AS Nowacki… - The spine journal, 2014 - Elsevier
Background context Cervical disc arthroplasty (CDA) is a motion-preserving procedure that
is an alternative to fusion. Proponents of arthroplasty assert that it will maintain cervical …

Hybrid surgery for multilevel cervical degenerative disc diseases: a systematic review of biomechanical and clinical evidence

Z Jia, Z Mo, F Ding, Q He, Y Fan, D Ruan - European Spine Journal, 2014 - Springer
Purpose The optimal surgical technique for multilevel cervical degenerative disc diseases
(DDD) remains controversial. Hybrid surgery (HS) incorporating anterior cervical discectomy …

The ability of diagnostic spinal injections to predict surgical outcomes

SP Cohen, RW Hurley - Anesthesia & Analgesia, 2007 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: Since their first description more than 80 yr ago, the use of diagnostic
spinal injections to predict surgical outcomes has been the subject of intense controversy …