Aims The aim of this study was to determine how the short-and medium-to long-term outcome measures after total disc replacement (TDR) compare with those of anterior …
AS Hilibrand, GD Carlson, MA Palumbo, PK Jones… - JBJS, 1999 - journals.lww.com
Background: We studied the incidence, prevalence, and radiographic progression of symptomatic adjacent-segment disease, which we defined as the development of new …
JK Burkus, VC Traynelis, RW Haid… - Journal of Neurosurgery …, 2014 - thejns.org
Object The authors assess the long-term safety and efficacy of cervical disc replacement with the Prestige Cervical Disc in a prospective, randomized, multicenter trial at 7 years of …
FM Phillips, FH Geisler, KM Gilder, C Reah, KM Howell… - 2015 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Prospective, multicenter, randomized clinical trial. Objective. To evaluate the long-term safety and effectiveness of the PCM Cervical Disc compared with anterior cervical …
JM Caridi, M Pumberger, AP Hughes - HSS Journal®, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
Background Cervical radiculopathy is defined as a syndrome of pain and/or sensorimotor deficits due to compression of a cervical nerve root. Understanding of this disease is vital for …
Study Design. Systematic review of published prevalence of adjacent segment degeneration (ASD) after spine surgery. Objective. To evaluate the prevalence of ASD in patients after …
FM Phillips, JYB Lee, FH Geisler, A Cappuccino… - 2013 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Prospective, multicenter, randomized Food and Drug Administration approved investigational device exemption clinical trial. Objective. To evaluate the safety …
RJ Davis, KD Kim, MS Hisey, GA Hoffman… - … of Neurosurgery: Spine, 2013 - thejns.org
Object Cervical total disc replacement (TDR) is intended to treat neurological symptoms and neck pain associated with degeneration of intervertebral discs in the cervical spine. Anterior …
Background context Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are the most trustworthy source for evaluating treatment effects, but RCTs of spine surgery interventions often produce …