Cervical Total Disc Replacement: Indications and Technique.

Neurosurg Clin N Am

Spine Institute of Louisiana, 1500 Line Avenue, Suite 200, Shreveport, LA 71101, USA.

Published: October 2021

Cervical total disc replacement devices have been marketed in the United States (US) since 2007, with abundant level 1 evidence published on the treatment. Adherence to the strict inclusion/exclusion criteria and the surgical technique training of the US clinical trials remains the consistent and conservative approach to patient selection and implantation technique. However, patient selection and surgical technique remain debated among US surgeons as the published data and available cervical total disc replacements continue to grow.

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