BACKGROUND: Because 3-dimensional computed tomography and magnetic resonance
imaging analysis of the spinal architecture is done with the patient in the supine position …

Study Design. A computer-assisted analysis of dynamic lateral radiographs of the cervical
spine in flexion/extension after total disc replacement. Objective. To analyze the in vivo …

BACKGROUND CONTEXT In contrast to cervical discectomy and fusion, total disc
replacement (TDR) aims at preserving the motion at the treated vertebral level. Spinal …

OBJECTIVE Total disc arthroplasty (TDA) has been shown to be an effective and safe
treatment for cervical degenerative disc disease at short-and midterm follow-up. However …

Introduction To better understand cervical kinematics following cervical disc replacement
(CDR), the in vivo behavior of a minimally constrained CDR was assessed. Methods …

Study Design. This is a prospective randomized and controlled study, approved by the local
ethical committee of Saarland (Germany). Objective. The aim of the current study was to …

Object Range of motion (ROM) changes were evaluated at the surgically treated and
adjacent segments in cadaveric specimens treated with two different cervical artificial discs …

Introduction We investigated a new metric for assessing the quality of motion of the cervical
segments over the arc of extension-to-flexion motion after cervical disc arthroplasty (CDA) …

Background Cervical disc prostheses are used to preserve motion after discectomy, but they
should also provide a near-physiological qualitative motion pattern. Nevertheless, they …

Objective Cervical spondylosis affects a huge proportion of the middle‐aged population.
Degenerative changes can occur in multiple regions of the cervical spine typically affecting …