Goals of cervical disc replacement.

Albert, Todd J; Eichenbaum, Matthew D · Spine J · 2004

review · Level V

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Abstract

The goals of cervical arthroplasty are reviewed against a backdrop of adjacent segment disease, restoring normal kinematics to the motion segment, and avoidance of fusion in situations where fusion may be difficult to obtain or unwanted.

Medical subject headings

Anatomy