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Footprint Mismatch of Cervical Disc Prostheses with Chinese Cervical Anatomic Dimensions

Authors :
Liang Dong
Ming-Sheng Tan
Qin-Hua Yan
Ping Yi
Feng Yang
Xiang-Sheng Tang
Qing-Ying Hao
Source :
Chinese Medical Journal, Vol 128, Iss 2, Pp 197-202 (2015)
Publication Year :
2015
Publisher :
Wolters Kluwer, 2015.

Abstract

Background: The footprint of most prostheses is designed according to Caucasian data. Total disc replacement (TDR) has been performed widely for cervical degenerative diseases in China. It is essential to analyze the match sizes of prostheses footprints and Chinese cervical anatomic dimensions in our study. Methods: The anatomic dimensions of the C4-C7 segments of 138 patients (age range 16-77 years) in a Chinese population were measured by computed tomography scans. We compared the footprints of the most commonly used cervical disc prostheses (Bryan: Medtronic, Minneapolis, MN, USA; Prestige LP: Medtronic, Fridley, Minnesota, USA; Discover: DePuy, Raynham, MA, USA; Prodisc-C: Synthes, West Chester, PA, USA) in China with Chinese cervical anatomic dimensions and assessed the match of their size. Results: The mismatch of available dimensions of prostheses and anatomic data of cervical endplates ranged from 17.03% (C4/C5, Prestige LP, Prodisc-C) to 57.61% (C6/C7, Discover) in the anterior-posterior (AP) diameter, and 35.51% (C4/C5, Prodisc-C, Prestige LP) to 94.93% (C6/C7, Bryan) in the center mediolateral (CML) diameter. About 21.01% of endplates were larger than the largest prostheses in the AP diameter and 57.25% in the CML diameter. All available footprints of prostheses expect the Bryan with an unfixed height, can accommodate the disc height (DH), however, 36.23% of the middle DH was less than the smallest height of the prostheses. The average disc sagittal angles (DSAs) of C4-C7 junctions were 5.04°, 5.15°, and 4.13° respectively. Only the Discover brand had a built-in 7° lordotic angle, roughly matching with the DSA. Conclusions: There is a large discrepancy between footprints of prostheses and Chinese cervical anatomic data. In recent years, possible complications of TDR related with mismatch sizes are increasing, such as subsidence, displacement, and heterotopic ossification. Manufacturers of prostheses should introduce or produce additional footprints of prostheses for Chinese TDR.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
03666999
Volume :
128
Issue :
2
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Chinese Medical Journal
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.8d844281dabf46849b3bf55080c1bc29
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.4103/0366-6999.149200