title: Traumatic Migration of the Bryan Cervical Disc Arthroplasty.
abstract: Study Design Case study. Objective To describe a case of dislodgment and migration of the Bryan Cervical Disc (Medtronic Sofamor Danek, Memphis, Tennessee, United States) arthroplasty more than 6 months after implantation secondary to low-energy trauma. Methods The inpatient, outpatient, and radiographic medical records of a patient with traumatic migration of the Bryan Cervical Disc arthroplasty were reviewed. The authors have no relevant disclosures to report. Results A 36-year-old man with chronic left upper extremity radiculopathy underwent uncomplicated Bryan Cervical Disc arthroplasty at C5-C6, with complete resolution of his symptoms. Approximately 6 months after his index procedure, he sustained low-energy trauma to the posterior cervical spine, after being struck by a book falling from a shelf. The injury forced his neck into flexion, and though he did not have recurrence of his radiculopathy symptoms, radiographs demonstrated anterior migration of the arthroplasty device. He underwent revision to anterior cervical diskectomy and fusion. Conclusions Although extremely rare, it is imperative that surgeons consider the potential for failure of osseous integration in patients undergoing cervical disk arthroplasty, even beyond 3 to 6 months postoperatively. This concern is especially relevant to press-fit or milled devices like the Bryan Cervical Disc arthroplasty, which lack direct fixation into adjacent vertebral bodies. We are considering modification of our postoperative protocol to improve protection of the device after implantation, even beyond 3 months postoperatively.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland, United States; Division of Orthopaedics, Department of Surgery, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland, United States.
authors.forename: Scott C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Wagner
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland, United States; Division of Orthopaedics, Department of Surgery, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland, United States.
authors.forename: Daniel G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland, United States; Division of Orthopaedics, Department of Surgery, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland, United States.
authors.forename: Melvin D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Helgeson
keywords: cervical disk arthroplasty; cervical trauma; device failure; traumatic migration
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