About Prodisc C
Prodisc C Total Disc Replacement
Cervical disc replacement is a motion-preserving surgical option designed to treat appropriately selected patients with cervical degenerative disc disease.
During surgery, the damaged disc is removed and replaced with an artificial disc implant designed to restore disc height, decompress affected neural structures, and help preserve motion at the treated level.
Unlike spinal fusion, cervical disc replacement is designed to help maintain natural neck movement while relieving pressure on surrounding nerves.
The Most Studied TDR System in the World
Beginning with clinical usage in 1990, the prodisc design has been validated with over 300,000 device implantations worldwide and more than 590 published papers.
Determined Safe & Effective for Intractable SCDD
The prodisc® C Total Disc Replacement is indicated for skeletally mature patients with symptomatic cervical degenerative disc disease (DDD) at one level from C3 to C7 that has not improved with conservative treatment.
The prodisc® C procedure is intended to:
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Remove the diseased disc
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Restore disc height
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Decompress surrounding neutral structures
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Help preserve motion at the treated level
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Improve patient function
Prodisc C Goals
Maintaining Spinal Balance & Motion
Degenerative disc disease can destabilize segments over time. In addition, performing the surgical discectomy is inherently destabilizing, as it involves the removal of the Anterior Longitudinal Ligament, the disc, and often, the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament. In the absence of these restricting structures, it is important for a disc replacement to have constraints in order to protect the facet joints.
Controlled and Predictable Motion
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Allows a normal range of motion while providing segmental stability through controlled translation.
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Highly conforming surfaces of the superior endplate and UHMWPE inlay prevent the endplates from translating independently.
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Translation is provided by rotation of the superior endplate around the ball on the inferior endplate.
Accelerate the Resumption of Activities of Daily Living
The operative procedure to conduct a discectomy can be invasive and require recuperation. Special care has been taken to design the technique and instrumentation to minimize the recovery associated with the procedure. A review of nearly 7,000 patients in the Blue Health Intelligence Claims Database showed that patients who received a prodisc C experienced significantly shorter length of hospital stays compared to patients who received an ACDF.
Decelerate Adjacent Level Reoperations
The historical treatment for degenerative disc disease is to conduct an ACDF and fuse the joint. However, immobilizing a segment of the spine has been shown to increase the rate of adjacent-level degeneration.
By enabling motion, prodisc is intended to decelerate adjacent level degeneration. A paper published on the results with the US IDE PMA clinical study on prodisc showed that, at seven years follow-up, patients had four times fewer reoperations of adjacent segments, compared to patients that received an ACDF.
Range of Motion
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The prodisc C is designed to allow for a normal range of motion in flexion /extension, lateral bending, and axial rotation.¹
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Long-term prospective randomized multi-center evidence illustrates that patients retained range of motion of 8.12° for 7 years.¹
Fusion patients from the study had a range of motion of 0.66°.¹
¹ Janssen ME, et al, ProDisc-C Total Disc Replacement Versus ACDF for Single-Level Symptomatic Cervical Disc Disease, JBJS, 2015, 97:1738-47.
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If you’re tired of living with chronic pain from a damaged disc, we’re here to help you explore your options. Disc replacement surgery at Spine Specialists of Louisiana offers a chance to reclaim your mobility and enjoy a fuller, pain-free life. To learn more or to see if you’re a candidate, schedule a consultation with our team today. We’re here to answer all your questions and help you make an informed decision about your health.