title: Cervical total disc replacement, part two: clinical results.
abstract: This article focuses on the clinical results of three prostheses (the Bryan Cervical Disc, the Bristol Disc, and the ProDisc-C) for cervical total disc replacement. Background on the development, design, and biomechanical characteristics of each prosthesis is given and surgical indications and clinical results are summarized and analyzed.
authors.affiliation: Spine Center, St.-Elisabeth-Klinikum, St.-Elisabeth-Str. 23, 94315 Straubing, Germany. bertagnoli@pro-spine.com
authors.forename: Rudolf
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bertagnoli
authors.forename: Neil
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Duggal
authors.forename: Gwynedd E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Pickett
authors.forename: Crispin C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Wigfield
authors.forename: Steven S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Gill
authors.forename: Armin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Karg
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Voigt
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D019643:Arthroplasty, Replacement / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007403:Intervertebral Disc / Q000601:surgery; D007595:Joint Prosthesis; D008297:Male; D008422:Materials Testing; D008875:Middle Aged; D010147:Pain Measurement; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D011859:Radiography; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular / Q000502:physiology; D020127:Recovery of Function; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013128:Spinal Osteophytosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome