Myelopathy after cervical disc arthroplasty resulting from development of spondylosis on the index stage: case report.
J Neurosurg Backbone. 2018 Feb 02;:1-5
Authors: Bhansali A, Musacchio M, Stadlan N
Summary
Cervical disc arthroplasty (CDA) has emerged as a preferred different to anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) for the surgical remedy of cervical degenerative disc illness. CDA has been nicely studied, with efficacy reported to be equal to or higher than that seen with ACDF, and it’s related to a constantly low incidence of antagonistic occasions. The event or development of myelopathy after CDA is a very uncommon prevalence. On this report, the authors describe the primary identified case of recurrence of myelopathy on the index stage of surgical procedure after CDA implantation due the continuation of the spondylitic course of after placement of the substitute disc.
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