Cervical Disc Replacement: A Systematic Review of Medline Indexed Literature

Sudarshan  Munigangaiah; John P.  McCabe

doi:10.4236/ijcm.2013.47A1006

Sudarshan Munigangaiah^*, John P. McCabe

Abstract: Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion (ACDF) currently remains as the gold standard treatment for cervical disc herniation and Degenerative Disc Disease (DDD) refractory to conservative management. Even though anterior cervical fusion provides excellent clinical results, it has been implicated in abnormal kinematic strain on adjacent disc level resulting in symptomatic adjacent segment disease. Anterior cervical disc replacement (ACDR) is an alternative procedure to anterior cervical discectomy and fusion. The aims of cervical disc replacement were to preserve the motion at the index level and to protect the adjacent levels from accelerated symptomatic degeneration. The aim of this systematic review was to evaluate the outcomes of cervical disc replacement published in MEDLINE indexed literature. A literature search was carried out in medical electronic database MEDLINE. Keywords used for the search were Cervical vertebrae, Cervical spine, Neck, Intervertebral disc, Total disc replacement, Arthroplasty, Replacement, Treatment outcome. Two authors reviewed titles and abstracts of all two hundred and thirty six hits. The articles that satisfied the inclusion criteria were critically appraised while remaining articles were discarded. Anterior cervical disc replacement is a relatively new technology in spinal surgery. There are several short and intermediate term follow-up studies to prove the safety and efficacy of ACDR with satisfactory clinical and radiological outcomes. More intermediate to long-term follow-up studies are needed to prove the safety and efficacy of ACDR.

Keywords: Cervical Vertebrae; Cervical Spine; Neck; Intervertebral Disc; Total Disc Replacement; Arthroplasty; Replacement; Treatment Outcome

Cite this paper: S. Munigangaiah and J. McCabe, "Cervical Disc Replacement: A Systematic Review of Medline Indexed Literature," International Journal of Clinical Medicine, Vol. 4 No. 7, 2013, pp. 34-39. doi: 10.4236/ijcm.2013.47A1006.

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