LDR Spine USA Mobi-C(R) Cervical Disc Prosthesis IDE

Inclusion Criteria

• Age 18-69 years.
• Diagnosis of radiculopathy or myeloradiculopathy of the cervical spine, with pain, paresthesias or paralysis in a specific nerve root distribution C3 through C7, including at least one of the following:
• Neck and/or arm pain (at least 30mm on the 100mm VAS scale).
• Decreased muscle strength of at least one level on the clinical evaluation 0 to 5 scale.
• Abnormal sensation including hyperesthesia or hypoesthesia; and/or
• Abnormal reflexes
• Symptomatic at one or two adjacent levels from C3 to C7;
• Radiographically determined pathology at one or two adjacent level(s) to be treated correlating to primary symptoms including at least one of the following:
• Decreased disc height on radiography, CT, or MRI in comparison to a normal adjacent disc.
• Degenerative spondylosis on CT or MRI.
• Disc herniation on CT or MRI;
• Neck Disability Index Score of ≥15/50 or ≥30%;
• Unresponsive to non-operative, conservative treatment (rest, heat, electrotherapy, physical therapy, chiropractic care and/or analgesics) for:
• Approximately six weeks from radiculopathy or myeloradiculopathy symptom onset; or
• Have the presence of progressive symptoms or signs of nerve root/spinal cord compression despite continued non-operative conservative treatment.

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Exclusion Criteria

• Reported to have an active systemic infection or infection at the operative site;
• Reported to have a history of or anticipated treatment for active systemic infection, including HIV or Hepatitis C;
• More than one immobile vertebral level between C1 to C7 from any cause including but not limited to congenital abnormalities and osteoarthritic "spontaneous" fusions;
• Previous trauma to the C3 to C7 levels resulting in significant bony or disco-ligamentous cervical spine injury;
• Reported to have had any prior spine surgery at the operative level;
• Reported to have had prior cervical fusion procedure at any level;
• Axial neck pain in the absence of other symptoms of radiculopathy or myeloradiculopathy justifying the need for surgical intervention;
• Disc height less than 3mm as measured from the center of the disc in a neutral position and disc height less than 20% of the anterior-posterior width of the inferior vertebral body;
• Radiographic confirmation of severe facet joint disease or degeneration;

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