RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Complications and Complication Avoidance With Cervical Total Disc Replacement
JF International Journal of Spine Surgery
JO Int J Spine Surg
FD International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery
SP S50
OP S56
DO 10.14444/7091
VO 14
IS s2
A1 Jonathan M. Parish
A1 Anthony M. Asher
A1 Domagoj Coric
YR 2020
UL http://ijssurgery.com//content/14/s2/S50.abstract
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.