ArticleEuropean spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society2019
Clinical and radiological evaluation of cervical disc arthroplasty with 5-year follow-up: a prospective study of 384 patients.
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- The Fragility of Statistical Findings in Cervical Disc Arthroplasty: a Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2024Pooled it
- Impact of Surgeon Procedural Volume on Outcomes Following Cervical Disc Arthroplasty: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Cureus · 2026Article
- From static X-rays to dynamic 3D tracking: A scoping review of cervical spine Imaging-Based motion assessment.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2026Article
- Motion preservation for hyperextension injuries of the cervical spine-an alternative to spondylodesis? A biomechanical cadaver study.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2025Article
- Comparative biomechanical analyses of lower cervical spine post anterior fusion versus intervertebral disc arthroplasty: A geometrically patient-specific poroelastic finite element investigation.Journal of orthopaedic translation · 2022Article
- A Comparison Study of Four Cervical Disk Arthroplasty Devices Using Finite Element Models.Asian spine journal · 2021Article
- Revision Surgeries at the Index Level After Cervical Disc Arthroplasty - A Systematic Review.Neurospine · 2021Article
- Implant complications after one-level or two-level cervical disc arthroplasty: A retrospective single-centre study of 105 patients.Medicine · 2020Observational
- Spontaneous Fusion After Cervical Disc Arthroplasty: A Case Report and Literature Review.Journal of pain research · 2020Article
- Long-term functional and radiological outcomes of cervical disc arthroplasty at a tertiary level spine center in India: A retrospective cohort analysis with minimum 2 years of follow-up.Journal of craniovertebral junction & spineArticle
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Abstract
backgroundCervical total disc replacement was developed to avoid known complications of cervical fusion. The purpose of this paper was to provide 5-year follow-up results of an ongoing prospective study after implantation of cervical disc prosthesis.
methodsThree hundred and eighty-four patients were treated using Mobi-C cervical disc (Zimmer Biomet, Troyes, France) and included in a prospective multicentre study. Routine clinical and radiological examinations were reported preoperatively and postoperatively with up to 5-year follow-up. Complications and revision surgeries were also explored.
resultsResults at 5 years showed significant improvement in all clinical outcomes (NDI, VAS for arm and neck pain, SF-36 PCS and MCS). Motion at index level increased significantly from 6.0° preoperatively to 8.0°, and 72.1% of the implanted segments were still mobile (referring to threshold of ROM > 3°). Proximal and distal adjacent discs showed no significant change in average motion 5 years after surgery compared to baseline. Ossification resulting in complete fusion was observed in 16.4% of the implanted segments. Distal and proximal adjacent disc degeneration occurred in 42.2% and 39.1% of patients, respectively. Complications rate was 8.9%, and 1.5% of the patients had reoperation at the index level. Surgery rate of adjacent discs was 2.9%. An increased percentage of working patients and a decrease in medication consumption were observed. At 5 years, 93.3% patients were satisfied regarding the overall outcome.
conclusionsIn this study, favourable 5-year follow-up clinical and radiological outcomes were observed with a low rate of adjacent level surgery. These slides can be retrieved under Electronic Supplementary Material.
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