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Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion in the Ovine Model
Published on: October 5, 2009
Clinical experience with the new artificial cervical PCM (Cervitech) disc
Luiz Pimenta1, Paul C McAfee, Andy Cappuccino
1Santa Rita Hospital, Rua Cibatao 1190, Vila Mariana, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Abstract:
The results of a pilot study performed between December 2002 and October 2003 in which 82 cervical disc arthroplasties were implanted in 53 patients are reviewed in detail. Visual Analog Scale (VAS) pain scale, Neck Disability Index (NDI), and Treatment Intensity Gradient Test (TIGT) scales were evaluated as were static and dynamic radiographs. Significant improvents in all scales were seen postoperatively. One device migration of 4 millimeters was seen at 3 months and observed. Eighty percent of patients had a good or excellent result at one week, improving to ninety percent of patients being judged to have a good or excellent result by one month (Odom's criteria), which then remained at ninety percent at 3 months.
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