Biomechanical Analysis of Cervical Disc Replacement and Fusion Using Single Level, Two Level, and Hybrid Constructs

• Published in: Spine (Philadelphia, Pa. 1976) Vol. 40; no. 20; p. 1578
• Main Authors: Gandhi, Anup A, Kode, Swathi, DeVries, Nicole A, Grosland, Nicole M, Smucker, Joseph D, Fredericks, Douglas C
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 15.10.2015
• Subjects: Aged; Biomechanical Phenomena - physiology; Cervical Vertebrae - surgery; Diskectomy - methods; Humans; Range of Motion, Articular - physiology; Spinal Fusion - methods; Total Disc Replacement - methods

A biomechanical study comparing arthroplasty with fusion using human cadaveric C2-T1 spines. To compare the kinematics of the cervical spine after arthroplasty and fusion using single level, 2 level and hybrid constructs. Previous studies have shown that spinal levels adjacent to a fusion experience...