History of cervical disc arthroplasty

Authors

Ali A. Baaj, University of South Florida, Tampa
Juans Uribe, University of South Florida, TampaFollow
Fernando L. Vale, University of South Florida, Tampa
Mark C. Preul, Barrow Neurological InstituteFollow
Neil R. Crawford, Barrow Neurological InstituteFollow

Document Type

Article

Abstract

Enthusiasm for cervical disc arthroplasty is based on the premise that motion-preserving devices attenuate the progression of adjacent-segment disease (ASD) in the cervical spine. Arthrodesis, on the other hand, results in abnormal load transfer on adjacent segments, leading to the acceleration of ASD. It has taken several decades of pioneering work to produce clinically relevant devices that mimic the kinematics of the intervertebral disc. The goal of this work is to trace the origins of cervical arthroplasty technology and highlight the attributes of devices currently available in the market.

Keywords

Arthroplasty, Cervical spine, History of neurosurgery

Publication Date

12-1-2009

Publication Title

Neurosurgical Focus

E-ISSN

10920684

Volume

27

Issue

3

PubMed ID

19722812

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

10.3171/2009.6.FOCUS09128

Recommended Citation

Baaj, Ali A.; Uribe, Juans; Vale, Fernando L.; Preul, Mark C.; and Crawford, Neil R., "History of cervical disc arthroplasty" (2009). Translational Neuroscience. 788.
https://scholar.barrowneuro.org/neurobiology/788