Acta chirurgiae orthopaedicae et traumatologiae Cechoslovaca
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Acta Chir Orthop Traumatol Cech · Aug 2008
[ProDisc-C mobile replacement of an intervertebral disc. A prospective mono-centric two-year study].
To present the results of an independent mono-centric prospective study on patients with a mobile ProDisc-C implant. This cervical artificial disc replacement (CADR), which is one of the options for avoiding cervical spine fusion, was evaluated during two-years follow-up. ⋯ This two-year prospective study on patients with CADR shows very good and promising outcomes. It is evident that the implant increases the range of motion at the treated segment and reduces degenerative changes in the adjacent intervertebral spaces. On the other hand, CADR is associated with complications such as artificial disc kyphosis and heterotropic ossifications. An unequivocal requirement for a correct indication and a faultless operative technique was the conclusion drawn from a detailed analysis.