Medtronic Presents First-of-Its-Kind Data Showing Sustained Results with Cervical Disc Replacement After Seven Years (press release)
Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT) presented 7-year clinical and radiographic outcomes of artificial disc replacement with PRESTIGE® Cervical Disc compared to anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) yesterday at the Cervical Spine Research Society Annual Meeting held in Los Angeles, CA.
"In the past several years, the long-term implications of cervical disc replacement have been the subject of much debate," said Dr. Vincent Traynelis, director, Neurosurgery Spine Service, and vice chairperson and professor, Department of Neurosurgery, at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, IL. "The 7-year results of this study show that patients receiving cervical disc replacement maintained their clinical improvements and had a significantly lower rate of additional surgical procedures compared to fusion."
Of the 541 patients enrolled, 395 patients (212 PRESTIGE® Disc and 183 fusion patients) completed seven years of clinical follow-up. Results indicate that significant improvements in pain and functional outcomes achieved by 1.5 months in both groups were ...
