Enabling technology value index: Enabling tech plays a crucial role in advancing spine surgical care. However, understanding the value of these technologies, especially with the impact on outcomes and ...

In anterior cervical surgery, it is usually not necessary or desirable to remove the posterior longitudinal ligament. Retention of the ligament helps prevent overdistraction of the disc space by ...

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 ...

The trend towards ambulatory surgery for procedures previously limited ... [12,13,14,15,16] Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion with plating (ACDF+P) is one of the most common spinal and ...

There are numerous factors that affect the cost of a cervical disc replacement, and researchers used a machine learning model to analyze key variables for a stu ...

The analysis included 3,772 cervical disc replacement cases ... be instrumental in guiding economic decision-making in spine surgery. Future efforts should aim to incorporate these models into ...

A cervical intervertebral disc can prolapse (hernia or rupture) asymptomatically or may produce neck pain, nerve root compression (radiculopathy) or spinal cord compression (myelopathy). Surgery is ...

The combination of optionality for surgeons and proven clinical performance positions the prodisc C Vivo and prodisc C SK system as a leading solution in the field of cervical disc replacement.