Total disc arthroplasty does not affect the incidence of adjacent segment degeneration in cervical spine: results of 93 patients in three prospective randomized clinical trials - Jawahar, Ajay; Cavanaugh, David A.; Kerr, Eubulus J.; Birdsong, Elisa M.; Nunley, Pierce D. (The spine journal, 2010)
Keywords: ACDF; Adjacent segment degeneration; Analysis of Variance; Arthroplasty, Replacement - methods; Cervical spine; Cervical Vertebrae - pathology; Cervical Vertebrae - surgery; DDD; Disc arthroplasty; Diskectomy - methods; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Health Surveys; Humans; Intervertebral Disc - pathology; Intervertebral Disc - surgery; Intervertebral Disc Degeneration - etiology; Intervertebral Disc Degeneration - pathology; Intervertebral Disc Degeneration - surgery; Kaplan-Meier Estimate; Male; Middle Aged; Orthopedics; Pain Measurement; Patient Satisfaction; Prospective Studies; Quality of Life; Treatment Outcome; ACDF; DDD; Disc arthroplasty; Adjacent segment degeneration; Cervical spine