Cervical Disk Surgery. The artificial disc is a type of prosthetic that works in the same way as a joint meaning there should be no loss of movement. Mercy medical center s dr.
Low risk but complications exist the success rate of cervical spine surgery is very high but complications have been reported. Disk replacement is a new type of spine surgery so there is little information on possible long term risks and outcomes. Read on to learn about its success rate how and why it s performed.
The artificial disc is a type of prosthetic that works in the same way as a joint meaning there should be no loss of movement.
Depending on where the disc. The damaged disc may be due to conditions such as a cervical disc herniation and or osteophytes also called bone spurs encroaching upon the nerve root. The take away is that most of the complications were very rare some were almost nonexistent buser and wang said. Acdf surgery is the most common method among spine surgeons for treating a cervical herniated disc.
