Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2020, Vol. 24 ›› Issue (12): 1941-1948.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.2522

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Research and application of artificial cervical disc

Li You, Zheng Bengbeng, Wang Jiaming, Ma Yongsheng   

  1. Department of Orthopedics, the First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150001, Heilongjiang Province, China
  • Received:2019-08-28 Revised:2019-09-06 Accepted:2019-10-09 Online:2020-04-28 Published:2020-03-03
  • Contact: Ma Yongsheng, MD, Associate chief physician, Department of Orthopedics, the First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150001, Heilongjiang Province, China
  • About author:Li You, Master candidate, Department of Orthopedics, the First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150001, Heilongjiang Province, China

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: For patients with cervical spondylosis who fail to receive conservative treatment, cervical anterior decompression and fusion has always been the gold standard for surgical treatment. Since its use, it has been widely recognized by clinicians for its simple and convenient intraoperative operation and significant relief of pathological segmental symptoms after surgery. As time goes by, the problem of degeneration of surgery adjacent segments and loss of mobility of the replacement segments is gradually exposed. At the same time, the patient’s requirements for postoperative rehabilitation and quality of life are constantly

improving, and surgical technology continues to develop rapidly. This type of surgery cannot meet the clinical needs. Therefore, total cervical disc replacement surgery comes into being, which can solve the related problems caused by anterior cervical decompression and fusion, and the clinical effect is better than previous one.

OBJECTIVE: To review the research status of artificial cervical intervertebral discs, to focus on its clinical effects and structure, and to prospect its improvement and development direction of artificial development direction.

METHODS: A compute-based retrieval of CNKI, WanFang and PubMed databases was conducted for articles published between January 1995 and August 2019. The keywords were “non-fusion technique, artificial intervertebral disc, clinical efficacy, structure” in Chinese and English, respectively. The articles related to artificial cervical intervertebral disc were selected, and the latest experimental and clinical researches were preferred.

RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: (1) Through analyzing the main artificial cervical discs on the market, the research of artificial cervical discs will focus on materials, structures, implantation devices and surgical approaches of prosthesis. The domestic cervical disc will be designed based on the anatomical features of the Chinese cervical spine. (2) It is believed that the future cervical disc replacement surgery will achieve a satisfactory clinical effect, and its postoperative complications will be significantly reduced, which can meet the requirements of Chinese people.

Key words: non-fusion technique, artificial intervertebral disc, clinical efficacy, structure, material, anatomy

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