Cervical @entity1745 managed via an anterior approach with an arthrodesis is associated with a decreased range of motion and accelerated adjacent segment degeneration. Artificial cervical disc replacement may address these problems. A series of seven cases (three @entity1 , two @entity1 ; age 31-55 years) of anterior cervical decompression and placement of an artificial disc prosthesis is presented. A total of nine Bryan cervical disc prostheses (Spinal Dynamics Corp., Mercer Island, WA) were placed. Clinical and radiologic follow-up was performed at 24 hours, 6 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, and then yearly (mean follow-up period 6.29 months, range 1-17 months). There were no complications. There was an improvement in Nurick grade by 0.72 grade (P < 0.05) and @entity135 Disability Index score by 51.4 points (P < 0.0001). Motion was preserved. Improvement in @entity1515 occurred in 29% of cases. The spinal cord was decompressed on postoperative imaging. Cervical arthroplasty after anterior cervical decompression at one or more levels represents an exciting tool in the management of @entity1745 secondary to spondylotic disease or @entity697 . This is the first study that looks specifically at cervical arthroplasty for cervical @entity602 . Longer follow-up will reveal any delayed problems with artificial disc implantation, but in the short term, this technique offers an excellent outcome.

Cervical arthroplasty in the management of spondylotic XXXX .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['women', 'men'] @entity135 :: ('MESH:D006258', 'Disease') :: ['Oswestry Neck'] @entity697 :: ('MESH:D000208', 'Disease') :: ['acute disc prolapse'] @entity602 :: ('MESH:D013118', 'Disease') :: ['myelopathy'] @entity1515 :: ('MESH:D008141', 'Disease') :: ['lordosis'] @entity1745 :: ('MESH:D013117', 'Disease') :: ['spinal cord compression']
@entity602 :: (MESH:D013118,Disease) :: ['myelopathy']
