Description:
A number of devices have been developed for the cervical spine. Under general anaesthetic the patient is placed in the supine position. The anterior cervical spine is exposed, and after standard decompression of the neural elements, an artificial disc prosthesis is placed between the vertebrae.
This procedure can be used for patients with acute disc herniation or cervical spondylosis. In these conditions, nerve root or spinal cord compression may cause symptomatic radiculopathy or myelopathy.
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