title: Goals of cervical disc replacement.
abstract: The goals of cervical arthroplasty are reviewed against a backdrop of adjacent segment disease, restoring normal kinematics to the motion segment, and avoidance of fusion in situations where fusion may be difficult to obtain or unwanted.
authors.affiliation: The Rothman Institute, 925 Chestnut Street, 5th floor, Philadelphia, PA 19107-4216, USA. tjsurg@aol.com
authors.forename: Todd J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Albert
authors.forename: Matthew D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Eichenbaum
mesh_terms: D019643:Arthroplasty, Replacement / Q000379:methods*; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae; D006801:Humans; D007403:Intervertebral Disc / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D020127:Recovery of Function