"Cervical Disc Arthroplasty Found More Cost-Effective Than Anterior Cervical Discectomy For Disc Herniation" - Kristin Della Volpe
While both cervical disc replacement (CDR) and single-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) are cost-effective in the treatment of acute disc herniation, CDR appears to be more cost-effective than ACDF, according to findings from a seven-year study presented at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2018 Annual Meeting. "Patients can expect to have equivalent outcomes whether they choose the traditional fusion or newer artificial disc replacement," said senior author Samuel Cho, MD, associate professor of orthopaedics at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and chief of spine surgery at Mount Sinai West. "The artificial disc costs slightly less than the fusion at seven years with less risk of revision surgery."
- Samuel K. Cho, MD, Associate Professor, Orthopaedics, Assistant Professor, Neurosurgery, Director, Spine Surgery Fellowship, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Chief, Spine Surgery, Mount Sinai West