PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Jonathan M. Parish
AU  - Anthony M. Asher
AU  - Domagoj Coric
TI  - Complications and Complication Avoidance With Cervical Total Disc Replacement
AID  - 10.14444/7091
DP  - 2020 Aug 01
TA  - International Journal of Spine Surgery
PG  - S50--S56
VI  - 14
IP  - s2
4099  - http://ijssurgery.com//content/14/s2/S50.short
4100  - http://ijssurgery.com//content/14/s2/S50.full
SO  - Int J Spine Surg2020 Aug 01; 14
AB  - Complications with cervical arthroplasty can be generalized to errors in patient selection or surgical technique. Patients with advanced spondylosis or osteophytic disease, severe facet arthropathy, osteoporosis, sagittal deformity, or preoperative instability are poor candidates for arthroplasty and are more prone to complications. Poor surgical technique can result in subsidence, expulsion, and kyphosis, and it can contribute to heterotopic ossification. Additionally, all of the inherent complications from an anterior cervical approach may occur with cervical artificial disc placement. This article will focus on the complications uniquely associated with cervical arthroplasty.