Notice: Function _load_textdomain_just_in_time was called incorrectly. Translation loading for the wordpress-seo domain was triggered too early. This is usually an indicator for some code in the plugin or theme running too early. Translations should be loaded at the init action or later. Please see Debugging in WordPress for more information. (This message was added in version 6.7.0.) in /var/www/html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6260 Total Disc Replacement an Effective Alternative to One-Level ACDF - Orthopedic Design & Technology

What are you searching for?

Sign in
OEM News

Total Disc Replacement an Effective Alternative to One-Level ACDF

Five-year study results support safety, effectiveness of replacing cervical disc.

Author Image

By: Michael Barbella

Managing Editor

Compared with anterior cervical disc fusion at one-level, total disc replacement may be an effective treatment for symptomatic degenerative disc disease, study data indicates.

According to Michael S. Hisey, M.D., similar improvements in neck disability index scores, visual analog scale neck and arm pain scores, and SF-12 scores were evident in patients who received either one-level total disc replacement (TDR) or anterior cervical disc fusion (ACDF) at 60 months postoperatively.

“Five-year results support the safety and effectiveness of the Mobi-C disc as a noninferior alternative to ACDF for one-level treatment,” said Hisey, an orthopedic surgeon at the Texas Back Institute in Denton and Flower Mound, Texas.

A total of 164 patients received TDR with the Mobi-C Cervical Disc Prosthesis and 81 patients underwent ACDF with anterior plate and allograft bone. The follow-up period began at six weeks postoperatively and ended at 60 months postoperatively.

Three percent of patients who underwent TDR had reoperations, compared with 11.1 percent of patients who underwent ACDF, according to Hisey. Additionally, patients who underwent TDR maintained their range of motion throughout the 60-month follow-up.

Add us as a preferred source on Google

Get the latest Orthopedic Design & Technology news, insights and analysis in your Google Search and AI experiences.

Add Orthopedic Design & Technology as a preferred source on Google (opens in a new tab)

Keep Up With Our Content. Subscribe To Orthopedic Design & Technology Newsletters

Topics