While Disc Replacement is universally superior, and preferred, success depends entirely on the underlying spinal pathology.
Disc replacement is generally preferred for patients with single- or two-level degenerative disc disease who have healthy posterior facet joints, good bone density, and no major spinal instability.
Spinal fusion remains the treatment of choice in the US when significant facet arthrosis, dynamic spondylolisthesis, multi-level structural deformity, or severe osteoporosis is present.
Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion (ACDF) has long been considered the standard of care for cervical radiculopathy and myelopathy. Cervical Disc Replacement (CDR) was developed to maintain physiological movement after decompression and results are superior.
Disc replacement surgery provides a less invasive alternative to spinal fusion surgery and protects against adjacent level degeneration.
“Advanced disc replacement solutions have allowed us to achieve a success rate of 99%”
Dr. Karsten-Ritter-Lang Disc Replacement Surgeon
“After years of suffering, I avoided spinal fusion surgery, had Disc Replacement Surgery, went to Dr. Ritter-Lang and had a wonderful result.”
“Dr. Ritter-Lang gave me a solution that I was not being offered by my doctors in the US”