Patients have two options: Artificial cervical disc replacement Cervical fusion In 2007, the FDA approved the first artificial disc, the Prestige Cervical disc, which looks and moves much like the ...

TA Criterion 1: The technology must have final approval from the appropriate government regulatory bodies. The Prestige® Cervical Disc (Medtronic Sofamor Danek, Memphis, TN) received FDA ...

is raising awareness about cervical disc replacement, an advanced surgical option that is proving to be a better alternative to spinal fusion for many patients suffering from degenerative disc ...

Cervical artificial disc replacement (ADR) has transformed the way healthcare professionals treat degenerative disc disease and other spinal conditions. Unlike traditional spinal fusion, ADR preserves ...

There are several implantable artificial disks available for cervical disk replacement surgery. The FDA approved the first implantable artificial disk for cervical disk replacement surgery.

Today, we are doing a cervical artificial disc replacement. This is a procedure that is done to replace the cushions in the neck with artificial ones. This is usually done to relieve the pressure ...

Now, disk replacement is giving patients a more mobile ... “I’m able to do full range of motion everywhere,” Slater said. Cervical disk replacements are approved by the FDA.

WEST CHESTER, PA — Centinel Spine®, LLC has successfully completed the first U.S. implantation of its prodisc C Nova cervical total disc replacement (TDR) device. This event marks a significant ...

"It is the first cervical trial to have total disc replacement devices in both study arms, and it is the only trial offering disc options in the investigational arm according to surgeon preference ...

In summary, three randomized trials have compared cervical disc replacement to spinal fusion. At two year follow-up, cervical disc replacement appears to be not inferior to fusion for several ...