Primary and revision cervical disc arthroplasty from 2010–2020: patient demographics, utilization trends, and health care reimbursements

AM Gordon, IJ Golub, MK Ng, AW Lam, JK Houten… - World Neurosurgery, 2022 - Elsevier
Objectives Despite lack of nationwide Medicare coverage by the Centers for Medicare and
Medicaid Services, the utilization of cervical disc arthroplasty (CDA) has risen in popularity …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanical characterization of a novel biomimetic artificial disc for the cervical spine

CAM Jacobs, SA Kamali, AM Abdelgawad… - Journal of the …, 2023 - Elsevier
A novel biomimetic artificial intervertebral disc (bioAID) replacement implant has been
developed containing a swelling hydrogel representing the nucleus pulposus, a tensile …

Up to 10-year surveillance comparison of survivability in single-level cervical disc replacement versus anterior cervical discectomy and fusion in New York

S Paek, WD Zelenty, Y Dodo, M Sarin, J Shue… - … of Neurosurgery: Spine, 2023 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Cervical disc replacement (CDR) is an alternative treatment to anterior cervical
discectomy and fusion (ACDF), which is the current gold standard, for degenerative cervical …

Primary cervical disc arthroplasty among Medicare beneficiaries versus alternative payers: is it time to consider nationwide coverage?

AM Gordon, IJ Golub, AW Lam, MK Ng… - Global Spine …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Study Design Retrospective cohort study. Objectives As of 2022, the Centers for Medicare
and Medicaid Services does not provide nationwide coverage for cervical disc arthroplasty …

Short-term and Long-term Complications of Cervical Disc Arthroplasty

AQ Nguyen, K Credille, C Saifi - Clinical Spine Surgery, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Study Design: A narrative review. Objective: This review discusses the short and long-term
complications associated with cervical disc arthroplasty (CDA). Summary of Background …

[HTML][HTML] Heterotopic ossification, osteolysis and implant failure following cervical total disc replacement with the M6-C™ artificial disc

S Häckel, J Gaff, M Pabbruwe, A Celenza, M Kern… - European Spine …, 2024 - Springer
Methods We retrospectively analysed radiographic (conventional X-ray, CT scan) and
clinical outcomes (EQ-5D-5L, Neck Disability Index (NDI), and Visual Analog Scale (VAS) for …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of Obesity on Cervical Disc Arthroplasty Complications

KM Berry, V Govindarajan, C Berger, K Maddy… - Neurospine, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective High body mass index is a well-established modifiable comorbidity that is known
to increase postoperative complications in all types of surgery, including spine surgery …

Cervical Disc Arthroplasty: Rationale, Designs, and Results of Randomized Controlled Trials

DM Robertson, A Ton, M Brown… - International Journal of …, 2024 - ijssurgery.com
Background This review outlines clinical data and characteristics of current Food and Drug
Administration (FDA)–approved implants in cervical disc replacement/cervical disc …

Is Cervical Disc Arthroplasty an Effective Treatment for Cervical Degenerative Disease With Osteopenia?

J He, H Chen, T Wu, X Rong, C Ding… - Global Spine …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Study Design Retrospective case-control study. Objectives To evaluate postoperative
outcomes of single-level cervical disc arthroplasty (CDA) in patients with osteopenia and …

Motion Preservation in Spine Surgery

GX Xiong, HA Fogel - Operative Techniques in Orthopaedics, 2024 - Elsevier
Interest in motion-preserving procedures, particularly in the cervical spine, remains high and
several techniques have found greater acceptance and adoption for the appropriately …