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Clinical Experience of the First 20 Prestige LP Cervical Arthroplasties |
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Cervical Disc Replacement with Prestige LP Cervical Disc Replacement
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Spondylotic Radiculopathy
Male late sixties Smoker ½ to 1 pack/day Right > left arm numbness for 10 years Numbness radiates from neck to radial 2 digits both arms Unable to sleep at night with waking arm pain and numbness |
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CT SCAN TO ASSESS FACET ARTHROPATHY - RIGHT |
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CT SCAN TO ASSESS FACET ARTHROPATHY - LEFT |
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PRE OPERATIVE RADIOGRAPHS |
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MRI EXAMINATION - FORAMINAL STENOSIS BILATERAL C5-6 and LEFT C6-7 |
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POST OPERATIVE RADIOGRAPHS |
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PRE- OPERATIVE RANGE OF MOTION |
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ONE YEAR POST OPERATIVE FLEXION EXTENSION RADIOGRAPHS - MOTION RESTORATION |
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RANGE OF MOTION FLEXION PRE VS POST OPERATIVE RADIOGRAPHS
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PRE OPERATIVE OBLIQUE VIEWS - SIGNIFICANT C5-6 FORAMINAL STENOSIS |
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Procedure:
C5/6 C6/7 discectomy for central decompression
Posterior uncovertebrectomies: bilateral C5-6 and left C6-7 |
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Complete Radicular Symptom Relief Maintenance of Range of Motion At One Year 40% INCREASE in range of motion as compared to pre op
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Part 4 Summary and Conclusions Click HERE to continue |
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RANGE OF MOTION EXTENSION PRE VS POST OPERATIVE RADIOGRAPHS
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RIGHT C5-6 POSTERIOR UNCOVERTEBRECTOMY - FORAMINAL DECOMPRESSION |
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LEFT C5-6 POSTERIOR UNCOVERTEBRECTOMY - FORAMINAL DECOMPRESSION |
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