- Centinel Spine bought the ProDisc Disc Replacement from DePuy Synthes. The products include cervical and lumbar total disc replacement implants. A study published in the European Spine Journal in 2017 examined clinical and radiological outcomes 10 years after total disc replacement with the prodisc-C technology and found a low implant-related reoperation rate and low rate of symptomatic adjacent segment disease.
- The International Journal of Spine Surgery published an article in 2017 examining the long-term evidence of cervical disc replacement. The study authors concluded “At seven years, the composite success analysis demonstrated clinical superiority of two-level TDR over ACDF and non-inferiority of single-level TDR versus ACDF.”
- Total disc replacement may even be safe and effective in an outpatient setting, according to a study published in a 2018 edition of the International Journal of Spine Surgery.
- Many insurance companies, such as Medicare, have become more open to approving disc replacement surgeries in the last five years, now we should see a growing population of disc replacement patients with excellent results from long-term follow-up.
Medically Reviewed By
Dr. med. Karsten Ritter-Lang M.D.
Diploma of medicine (Institut of Immunology Charité)
1988 – 1991
Doctorade of medicine (Institut of Immunology Charité)
Senior consultant of spinal surgery in two hospitals (DRK Berlin Westend and Stenum Hospital) and private practice in Potsdam,ENDOCERT Certified awarded the title and certification of Specialist for Trauma Surgery (Facharzt für Unfallchirurgie) in 2009