Viscoelastic cervical total disc replacement devices: Design concepts

Abstract Cervical disc replacement (CDR) is a motion-preserving surgical procedure for treating patients with degenerative disorders. Numerous reports of first generation CDR “ball-and-socket” articulating devices have shown satisfactory clinical results. As a result, CDR devices have been safely implemented in the surgeon’s armamentarium on a global scale. However, only minor design improvements have been made …

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