Open AccessLong term preservation of motion with artificial cervical disc implants: A comparison between cervical disc replacement and rigid fusion with cage
Author(s) -
Rafael Cincu,
Francisco de Asis Lorente,
Joan Jiménez Gómez,
J. A. Eiras,
Amit Agrawal
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
asian journal of neurosurgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2248-9614
DOI - 10.4103/1793-5482.146608
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , range of motion , lordosis , anterior cervical discectomy and fusion , radiography , radicular pain , degenerative disc disease , cervical vertebrae , spinal fusion , discectomy , cervical spine , demographics , prosthesis , lumbar , demography , sociology
With the advancement of technologies there is more interest in the maintenance of the spine's biomechanical properties focusing on the preservation of the functional motion segment. In present article we describe our experience with 25 cases managed with artificial cervical discs with 28 Solis cage following cervical discectomy with a mean follow-up period of 7.5 year.