Written by Laura Dyrda | Friday, 27 June 2014 09:37
A study published in the Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine examines the cost-effectiveness of cervical disc replacement compared with anterior cervical discectomy and fusion.
The article, published in November 2013, is a literature review to identify possible outcomes and their likelihood following CDR and ACDF. The authors created a surgical decision model for treating single-level cervical disc disease associated with radiculopathy. The quality-adjusted life years were measured in addition to the hospitalization costs.
Here are five findings from the study, with the model assuming 20-year duration for the CDR prosthesis:
