Cervical disc replacement

Cervical total disc replacement (TDR)

This section provides outcome data on patients who have undergone anterior cervical decompression and prosthetic disc replacement surgery, at one or more levels.

Number of patients/procedures reviewed: 42
Number (%age) of patients with follow-up/outcome data: 42 (100%)
Average time from surgery to last follow-up: 36.3 months
Age of patients -
Average: 47.1 years
Median: 44.8 years
Range: 26.9 - 70.0 years

Patient satisfaction at last follow-up:

"Was the operation worthwhile?"
- Yes 93%
- No 7%
- Uncertain 0%
"Under similar circumstances, would you have it again?"
- Yes 95%
- No 5%
- Uncertain 0%

Outcome scores:

Pain scores -
   Neck pain -
Least:
Average:
Most:
   Arm pain -
   Least:
   Average:
   Most:

Oswestry Neck Disability Index:

SF-36
PCS:
MCS:

Pre-operative

3.7 / 10
5.3 / 10
6.7 / 10

3.4 / 10
5.0 / 10
6.5 / 10

47.4

35.2
41.6

Last follow-up

1.1 / 10
1.6 / 10
2.8 / 10

1.0 / 10
1.5 / 10
2.2 / 10

17.8

46.1
50.0

Cervical total disc replacement (TDR)

Outcome scores:

Pre-operative

​Last follow-up

Last follow-up