Lower 5-yr subsequent surgery rate with Mobi-C disc arthroplasty vs ACDF with allograft

Study Type:Therapy

OE Level Evidence:2

Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

Subsequent surgery rates after cervical total disc replacement using a Mobi-C Cervical Disc Prosthesis versus anterior cervical discectomy and fusion: a prospective randomized clinical trial with 5-year follow-up

J Neurosurg Spine. 2016 May;24(5):734-45

Contributing Authors: RJ Jackson RJ Davis GA Hoffman HW Bae MS Hisey KD Kim SE Gaede PD Nunley

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Synopsis

599 patients with either single- or two-level degenerative cervical disc disease were randomized to treatment through either cervical disc arthroplasty (CDA) or anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF). Data on subsequent surgeries - occurring either at the index level, adjacent level, or both - were obtained and compared between groups. Data demonstrated significantly lower rates of both su...