CHICAGO — Results presented here showed a significantly greater overall clinical success rate with cervical disc replacement in patients with cervical disc disease compared with anterior cervical ...

A cervical disc replacement (CDR) is a procedure that replaces a damaged disc between the vertebrae in your neck with an artificial disc. Discs are gel-like cushions that reduce friction between your ...

Some types of neck surgery include cervical discectomy, cervical fusion, cervical disc replacement, and laminectomy. These procedures address a variety of conditions affecting the top part of the ...

Reoperation rates between cervical disc replacement and anterior cervical discectomy and fusion didn’t see significant differences in reoperation risks. However disc replacement had some advantage in ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My husband has had terrible neck pain for a few years. It has gotten to the point where he cannot turn his head to either side enough to drive safely. We heard that replacing a disk ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . An artificial cervical disc improved clinical outcomes vs. anterior cervical discectomy and fusion at 5-year ...