dc.contributor.author |
Alvarez, Carlos E. |
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dc.contributor.author |
Saal-Zapata, Giancarlo |
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dc.contributor.author |
Rodríguez-Varela, Rodolfo |
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dc.contributor.author |
Ginocchio, Francesca |
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dc.contributor.author |
Pacussich, Claudio |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2022-02-01T21:18:26Z |
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dc.date.available |
2022-02-01T21:18:26Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2022 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12866/11276 |
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dc.description.abstract |
OBJECTIVE: We sought to determine the safety and effectiveness of the Flexible Cervical Implant in 1- or 2-level cervical segments. METHODS: Retrospective data collection was carried out on consecutive patients who underwent the implantation of the Flexible Cervical Implant in a local private health institution. Demographics, clinical pictures, magnetic resonance images, x-ray images, technical considerations, and postoperative clinical results were reviewed. RESULTS: Twelve patients were treated with 15 implants. The mean age was 57.5 years (range 28-81), and 6 patients were males. The most common level was C5/C6 (7 cases). Radicular pain was the main symptom in all patients. Short-term postoperative clinical outcomes showed improvement in the visual analog scale (VAS) and the Neck Disability Index (NDI). The median VAS score for radicular pain improved from 6 to 2 (P < 0.001), whereas the median NDI showed a significant improvement from 25 to 5 (P < 0.001). No implant-related complications were reported. The mean follow-up was 7.3 months. CONCLUSIONS: The newly developed Flexible Cervical Implant was safe and effective in terms of morbidity and improvement in clinical outcomes. This new cervical artificial disk is promising, and further long-term clinical and radiologic follow-up is needed to determine its benefits |
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dc.language.iso |
eng |
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dc.publisher |
Elsevier |
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dc.relation.ispartofseries |
World Neurosurgery |
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dc.rights |
info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess |
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dc.rights.uri |
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.es |
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dc.subject |
Cervical arthroplasty |
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dc.subject |
Cervical degenerative disk disease |
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dc.subject |
Cervical disk replacement |
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dc.title |
Safety and Effectiveness of the Flexible Cervical Implant: Preliminary Short-Term Clinical Results. |
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dc.type |
info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
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dc.identifier.doi |
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2021.10.122 |
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dc.subject.ocde |
https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#3.02.25 |
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dc.subject.ocde |
https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#3.02.11 |
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dc.relation.issn |
1878-8769 |
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