title: History of cervical disc arthroplasty.
abstract: Enthusiasm for cervical disc arthroplasty is based on the premise that motion-preserving devices attenuate the progression of adjacent-segment disease (ASD) in the cervical spine. Arthrodesis, on the other hand, results in abnormal load transfer on adjacent segments, leading to the acceleration of ASD. It has taken several decades of pioneering work to produce clinically relevant devices that mimic the kinematics of the intervertebral disc. The goal of this work is to trace the origins of cervical arthroplasty technology and highlight the attributes of devices currently available in the market.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA.
authors.forename: Ali A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Baaj
authors.forename: Juan S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Uribe
authors.forename: Fernando L
authors.initials: FL
authors.lastname: Vale
authors.forename: Mark C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Preul
authors.forename: Neil R
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Crawford
mesh_terms: D001174:Arthrodesis / Q000266:history; D019643:Arthroplasty, Replacement / Q000266:history* / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000601:surgery*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D007403:Intervertebral Disc / Q000601:surgery*; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000601:surgery; D007595:Joint Prosthesis / Q000266:history*; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000601:surgery; D009493:Neurosurgery / Q000266:history; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D013123:Spinal Fusion / Q000266:history; D013523:Surgical Equipment / Q000266:history; D013525:Surgical Instruments; D014481:United States