Artificial Discs

Cervical Spine

• Cervical Artificial Disc Preserves Neck Mobility
  A cervical artificial disc may be used in a patient who undergoes spine surgery to relieve pressure on nerves in the spine. Spine specialists refer to this condition as nerve root compression.
• Surgical Technique: Reversal of Anterior Cervical Fusion by Placement of an Artificial Disc Prosthesis
  Learn how the first reported case of reversal of a previously fused segment was surgically corrected using an artificial disc.
• PRESTIGE® Cervical Disc: Cervical Artificial Disc Replacement
  There are presently two artificial cervical disc replacement devices that are undergoing FDA approval study in the United States: the Bryan disc and the Prestige disc. This article discusses the Prestige disc
• Artificial Disc Surgery in the Cervical Spine
  Cervical disc replacement is a new technique that is becoming more available worldwide. In Part 1 of his article, Dr. Lali Sekhon discusses cervical discs and fusion.
• Artificial Cervical Disc Implant Surgery: First of its Kind in US!
  SpineUniverse interviews Rick Sasso, M.D., one of the spine surgeons who performed one of the first artificial cervical implant surgery in North America.
• Case Report: Two Level Artificial Disc Placement to Treat Spondylotic Cervical Myelopathy
  Case report about a 56-year-old woman who underwent two level cervical artificial disc replacement to treat spondylotic cervical myelopathy.
• Artificial Disc Placement for Spondylotic Cervical Myelopathy
  Follow the case and surgery of a 45-year-old man with spondylotic cervical myelopathy. Prior to surgery, he had increased difficulty walking and using his hands, hand numbness, and occasionally had electric shock-like symptoms through his whole body.

Lumbar Spine

• Artificial Discs: Real Reconstructive Surgery for the Low Back
  Artificial disc replacement surgery offers the very latest technology in spine surgery.
• Intervertebral Disc Replacement
  Prosthetic devices to replace the intervertebral disc may be broadly divided into devices that replace the nucleus only, leaving the annulus and cartilaginous portions of the endplate intact, and devices that replace the entire disc.
• Case Report: Two Level Artificial Disc Placement to Treat Spondylotic Cervical Myelopathy
  Case report about a 56-year-old woman who underwent two level cervical artificial disc replacement to treat spondylotic cervical myelopathy.
• Artificial Disc Replacement
  Orthopaedic surgeons have been engaged in research to offer an alternative to lumbar spinal fusion surgery; artificial spinal disk replacement.

Artificial Disc Technology

• Artificial Discs -- Surgical Fad or Real Breakthrough?
  The ideal patient for a cervical disc protrusion arthroplasty is the same patient we would consider for an anterior cervical fusion.
• Artificial Discs: Spine Chat Video
  This Spine Chat Video with Dr. Vincent Traynelis discusses developments in the creation of artificial disc technology. Learn what is coming for back pain sufferers.
• Artificial Discs - The Future is Bright
  Today there are four types of artificial disc designs; composite, hydraulic, elastic and mechanical. Learn about each of these design concepts.

Clinical Trials

• PRODISC® Total Disc Replacement - Clinical Trials
  Clinical trial information for the Prodisc Artificial Disc.
• PRODISC-C® Total Cervical Disc Replacement - Clinical Trials
  A multi-center, prospective, randomized, controlled clinical trial comparing the safety and effectiveness of PRODISC-C® to anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) surgery in the treatment of symptomatic cervical disc disease (SCDD).
• Artificial Disc Replacement: Randomized Clinical Trial Update
  The potential benefits of artificial discs allows earlier participation in post-operative rehabilitation and activities and reduces stress to adjacent joints.