Journal of Spine

Patrick Fransen

Publications

• Research Article
  Radiographic Outcome and Adjacent Segment Evaluation Two Years after Cervical Disc Replacement with the Baguera®C Prosthesis as Treatment of Degenerative Cervical Disc Disease
  Author(s): Patrick Fransen, Nils Hansen- Algenstaedt, Athanasios Chatzisotiriou, David Cesar Gonzalez Noriega, Jan Verheyden, Wim Van Hecke and Vincent PointillartPatrick Fransen, Nils Hansen- Algenstaedt, Athanasios Chatzisotiriou, David Cesar Gonzalez Noriega, Jan Verheyden, Wim Van Hecke and Vincent Pointillart
  
  Introduction: In many cases, cervical arthroplasty can avoid adjacent segment degeneration, by preserving the mobility of the operated level. In this paper, we present and analyze the radiological results of a cohort of patients who underwent cervical disc arthroplasty, with the Baguera®C cervical disc prosthesis. Material and methods: 99 patients and a total of 123 prostheses were included in a retrospective analysis of radiographic images, based on a registry type data collection, with a two-year follow-up (FU). The radiological data was independently assessed for the range of motion, disc angle, disc height at the operated level and at the adjacent level, and for heterotopic ossifications (HO). Results: At the operated level, the range of motion (ROM) decreased from 10.2° preoperatively to 8.7° (nons.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2165-7939.1000298

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