Motion preservation after cervical total disc replacement surgery-fact or fiction?

• Published in: Interdisciplinary neurosurgery : Advanced techniques and case management Vol. 23; p. 100965
• Main Authors: Younus, Aftab, Kelly, Adrian, van der Meulen, Weibo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.03.2021; Elsevier
• Subjects: Cervical disc replacement; Motion preservation; Motion preservation; Cervical disc replacement

•Cervical disc replacement surgery is motion preserving at 2-years post-operatively.•Patient selection is of paramount importance and contra-indications must be excluded.•Patients in their 4th decade benefit most from the procedure. Cervical disc replacement surgery aims to preserve cervical motion...