Cervical arthroplasty-

For select patients needing cervical spine surgery, cervical arthroplasty (placement of an artificial cervical disc) has advantages over traditional fusion. 

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Since disc arthroplasty does not reduce motion in the neck, there is a lower risk of developing wear and tear at the other levels of your neck (adjacent segment disease) in the future.  But disc arthroplasty is not for every patient- I discuss with my patients why they are, or are not, candidates for cervical disc replacement

I have performed disc arthroplasty since 2002 as part of several FDA trials, and have presented this research at national meetings

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1. Wright, N.M., W.S. Edwards, C.S. Theofilos, R. Garcia, and L.L. Thibodeau. Two year results from five IDE sites: CerviCore intervertebral disc vs. fusion.  2010 AANS/CNS Spine Section annual meeting, 2/10.

2. Garcia, R., Wright, N.M., Gratch, M., and Fishgrund, J..  Cervicore Disc Replacement vs. Fusion: One-Year Outcomes from Four US IDE Study Sites.  2009 CSRS annual meeting, 12/09.

3. Wright, N.M., Abitbol, J.J., Baldwin, N.G., and Youssef, J.A..  CerviCore disc replacement vs. fusion for single-level cervical radiculopathy: one-year outcomes from four study sites in a prospective randomized controlled trial.  2009 AANS/CNS Spine Section annual meeting, 3/09.

4. Wright, N.M., Garcia, R., Gratch, M.J., and Fischgrund, J.S..  CerviCore disc replacement vs fusion for cervical nerve root compression: clinical and radiographic outcomes from a prospective, randomized, multicenter trial. 2008 AANS/CNS Spine Section annual meeting, 2/08.