Cervical Intervertebral Disc Replacement

by Garrick W. Cason, and Harry N. Herkowitz

J Bone Joint Surg AmVolume 95(3):279-285

February 6, 2013

©2013 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.

Fig. 1 The Prestige LP (Medtronic) is an unconstrained ball-and-socket titanium-ceramic composite prosthesis.

Garrick W. Cason, and Harry N. Herkowitz J Bone Joint Surg Am 2013;95:279-285

©2013 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.

Fig. 2 The Bryan cervical disc replacement (Medtronic) is an unconstrained titanium-alloy prosthesis with a polyurethane core between two articulating shells.

Garrick W. Cason, and Harry N. Herkowitz J Bone Joint Surg Am 2013;95:279-285

©2013 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.

The ProDisc-C (Synthes Spine) is a semiconstrained device with a metal-on-UHMWPE articulation and keels to anchor into the end plates.

Garrick W. Cason, and Harry N. Herkowitz J Bone Joint Surg Am 2013;95:279-285

©2013 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.

The PCM (NuVasive) is a two-piece prosthesis with a broad radius of curvature and a polyethylene core.

Garrick W. Cason, and Harry N. Herkowitz J Bone Joint Surg Am 2013;95:279-285

©2013 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.

The CerviCore (Stryker) is a semiconstrained, saddle-shaped device that has a metal-on-metal articulation and keels to anchor into vertebral end plates.

Garrick W. Cason, and Harry N. Herkowitz J Bone Joint Surg Am 2013;95:279-285

©2013 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.