Eliminate Your Neck Pain With Cervical Disc Replacement Surgery

Neck pain is debilitating, preventing you from enjoying an active and vibrant life. Depending on your underlying condition and other factors, patients may consider cervical spinal fusion surgery. During a cervical spinal fusion, the damaged intervertebral discs are removed and replaced with bone grafts and the vertebrae are fused together using metal hardware. But a superior solution we recommend is cervical disc replacement surgery.

Disc replacement surgery completely replaces a damaged or dysfunctional intervertebral disc in the spine. Post-surgical outcomes after disc replacement are superior to decompression and cervical fusion. To learn more, fill out the form below or call (908) 376-1538.

Why Patients Choose Cervical Disc Replacement Surgery

Cervical disc replacements relieve pressure on the spinal cord and nerve roots by removing the diseased discs. By choosing cervical disc replacement surgery, patients can enjoy benefits including:

  • Faster recovery
  • Reduced postoperative pain and pain medication
  • Lower risk of infection
  • Smaller incision(s)
  • Lower risk of muscle and soft-tissue damage

When conservative care alternatives fail to relieve symptoms, our award-winning, board-certified surgeons at NJSS offer proven, evidence-based surgical options.

Cervical Disc Replacement:

  • Preserves motion which does not place additional stress on the remaining discs.
  • No risk of non-healing.
  • No need for a plate on the front of the spine which can cause swallowing difficulty
  • No need to use a bone graft from another person
  • Slightly quicker recovery
  • Technically more challenging procedure for the surgeon
  • No long term data on the results though 10-year US data and close to 20-year European data shows no signs of disc wear out.

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Spinal Fusion:

  • Removes motion which places extra stress on the remaining discs and accelerates their degeneration.
  • A fusion has a chance of not healing (probably 5-10% for 1 level fusion and 10-15% for two levels)
  • Requires a plate on the front of the spine which can cause swallowing difficulty
  • Requires a bone graft from another person
  • Slower recovery
  • Technically less challenging procedure for the surgeon
  • A recent study showed adjacent level degeneration occurred in 73.2% of patients. Further cervical spine surgeries were required in 19.7% of patients.

Cervical Disc Replacement Surgery At New Jersey Spine Specialists

The board-certified orthopedic spine surgeons at New Jersey Spine Specialists have the training, expertise, and experience to assess, diagnose, and treat your injury or condition individually to your needs. Our team of board-certified spine surgeons offers a variety of surgical and non-surgical treatment options for degenerative disc disease, including cervical disc replacement.

The board-certified orthopedic spine surgeons at New Jersey Spine Specialists have the training, expertise, and experience to assess, diagnose, and treat your injury or condition individually to your needs.

Our team offers a variety of surgical and non-surgical treatment options for degenerative disc disease, including cervical disc replacement.

CONTACT US

If you would like to learn more about cervical disc replacement surgery at New Jersey Spine Specialists, fill out the form or call (908) 376-1538 find out if you are a candidate.

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