Professional Institutional Original Effective Date: September 25, 2007 Original Effective Date: October 23, 2008 Revision Date(s): September 23, 2008 May 18, 2010; March 8, 2013; January 1, 2015; August 5, 2015; October 12, 2016 Revision Date(s): December 15, 2009; May 18, 2010; March 8, 2013; January 1, 2015; August 5, 2015; October 12, 2016 Current Effective Date: October 12, 2016 Current Eff...

BACKGROUND Total disc replacement (TDR) using Mobi-C cervical artificial disc might be promising to treat symptomatic degenerative disc disease. However, the results remained controversial. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to compare the efficacy and safety of Mobi-C cervical artificial disc and anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) in patients with symptomatic degene...

Professional Original Effective Date: August 9, 2005 Institutional Original Effective Date: August 9, 2005 Revision Date(s): June 14, 2006; January 1, 2007; July 24, 2007; September 25 2007; February 22, 2010; March 10, 2011; March 8, 2013 Revision Date(s): June 14, 2006; January 1, 2007; July 24, 2007; September 25 2007; February 22, 2010; March 1

In recent decades cervical arthroplasty, or cervical disc replacement, has been steadily increasing in popularity as a procedure for the treatment of degenerative pathologies of the cervical spine. This is based on an evolving body of literature that documents superior outcomes in cervical disc replacement over fusion, for both single and double level pathologies, in well selected patients. One...

BACKGROUND Past in vitro experiments studying artificial discs have focused on range of motion. It is also important to understand how artificial discs affect other biomechanical parameters, especially alterations to kinematics. The purpose of this in vitro investigation was to quantify how disc replacement with a ball-and-socket disc arthroplasty device (ProDisc-C; Synthes, West Chester, Penns...