Artificial disc replacement versus fusion in patients with cervical degenerative disc disease and radiculopathy: a randomized controlled trial with 5-year outcomes.
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- Also identified by DOI 10.3171/2018.9.SPINE18659.
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Abstract
In BriefIn this study the authors compare cervical arthroplasty with fusion surgery in a randomized controlled trial using patient-reported outcome measures and MRI after 5 years of follow-up. Because the main purpose of arthroplasties is to prevent adjacent-segment pathology, it is important to investigate if that is actually realized in practice.
Medical subject headings
- Cervical Vertebrae
- Intervertebral Disc Degeneration
- Radiculopathy
- Spinal Fusion
- Total Disc Replacement
Anatomy
- cervical spine