ZHAO Yanbin,SUN Yu,ZHANG Fengshan.Cervical alignment and range of motion after single-level ProDisc-C replacement[J].Chinese Journal of Spine and Spinal Cord,2010,20(8):677-680.
Cervical alignment and range of motion after single-level ProDisc-C replacement
Received:May 10, 2010  Revised:June 30, 2010
English Keywords:Artificial disc replacement  ProDisc-C  Functional spinal unit angle  Cervical alignment  Cervical range of motion
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ZHAO Yanbin Department of OrthopedicsPeking University Third HospitalBeijing100083China 
SUN Yu  
ZHANG Fengshan  
陈仲强  
刘忠军  
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  【Abstract】 Objective:To investigate the cervical alignment and range of motion(ROM) after single-level ProDisc-C replacement.Method:53 patients underwent single-level anterior cervical decompression and ProDisc-C replacement between June 2006 and September 2008.There were 7 cases of C3/4,10 cases of C4/5,27 cases of C5/6 and 9 cases of C6/7 involved respectively.Segmental ROM,angular variation at functional spinal unit(FSU),Cobb angle of lordosis from C2 to C7 were measured and compared on dynamic X-rays by picture archive & communication system(PACS).Result:The follow-up averaged 13.8 months(range,3-36 months).The segmental ROM was 8.6°±3.7° and 9.7°±3.5° for baseline and final follow-up respectively with statistical significance(P<0.05).The angular variation at FSU was 0.1°±4.8° and 3.6°±4.5° for baseline and final follow-up respectively with statistical significance(P<0.05).The lordosis Cobb angle of C2-C7 was 7.0°±10.2° and 8.0°±10.4° for baseline and final follow-up respectively without statistical significance(P>0.05).Conclusion:After single-level ProDisc-C replacement,increase of segmental ROM,maintaining of cervical alignment as well as the increased FSU lordosis are evidenced.The ProDisc-C prosthesis is recommended for the candidates with decreased lordosis or slight FSU kyphosis.
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