The researchers examined the MAUDE database and Alternative Summary Reporting data files for procedures from January 2005 to March 2020. They looked into 1,347 entries for seven FDA-approved cervical disc replacement devices and tracked the reasons for complications. The researchers published their findings in The Spine Journal.
The top five reasons for cervical disc replacement complications are:
1. Implant migration: 25.2 percent
2. Insertion problem or failure: 23.3 percent
3. Neck pain: 15.2 percent
4. Heterotopic ossification: 8.1 percent
5. Radiculopathy: 8.1 percent
The top implant-related complications for each implant were:
1. Mobi-C: insertion problem or failure
2. ProDisc-C: implant migration
3. Bryan cervical disc: insertion problem or failure
4. Prestige cervical disc: implant migration
5. PCM cervical disc: implant migration
6. M6: implant migration
7. Secure-C: implant migration
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