Cervical spine kinematics after anterior cervical discectomy with or without implantation of a mobile cervical disc prosthesis; an RCT

• Published in: BMC musculoskeletal disorders Vol. 16; no. 1; p. 34
• Main Authors: Boselie, Toon FM, van Mameren, Henk, de Bie, Rob A, van Santbrink, Henk
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 21.02.2015; BioMed Central
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Biomechanical Phenomena; Cervical Vertebrae - physiopathology; Cervical Vertebrae - surgery; Diskectomy - adverse effects; Female; Humans; Intervertebral Disc - physiopathology; Intervertebral Disc - surgery; Intervertebral Disc Degeneration - diagnosis; Intervertebral Disc Degeneration - physiopathology; Intervertebral Disc Degeneration - surgery; Male; Middle Aged; Prosthesis Design; Range of Motion, Articular; Recovery of Function; Study Protocol; Time Factors; Total Disc Replacement - adverse effects; Total Disc Replacement - methods; Treatment Outcome; Young Adult
• ISSN: 1471-2474; 1471-2474
• DOI: 10.1186/s12891-015-0479-4

When surgically treating cervical degenerative disc disease, the most commonly performed procedure is anterior cervical discectomy. This procedure is performed with, or without fusion promoting methods. For both options the rate of fusion is high and there is much debate whether fusion of the treate...