Having undergone multiple spine surgeries myself, the use of artificial discs in the area of Minnesota workers compensation cases is more than a professional interest for me...it's personal. I have had multiple cervical and lumbar spine surgeries over the course of 25 years. During that time, there was no such thing as an artificial disc being used her in Minnesota.
Over the last decade multiple companies have used a form of artificial disc for both lumbar and cervical surgeries. What they have learned and I have experienced with or clients, is that they often don't work in the lumbar spine but have been extraordinary successful in the cervical spine. If you think about it, there is far less weight and stressors on the neck in comparison to the low back. One of the struggles with a lumbar artificial disc is described in a recent Minnesota Workers Compensation Court of Appeals case I handled. Our client had an unsuccessful artificial lumbar disc surgery which resulted in him being permanently and totally disabled. If you would like to read about our victory and the case follow this link.
The Mobi C is the most popular and in my opinion the most successful artificial disc being used today in cervical spine surgeries. I have spoken on this topic at seminars with a few surgeons in Minnesota including Drs. Mary Dunn and Nick Will (one is a neurosurgeon and the other is an orthopedic surgeon) and they both speak very highly of the Mobi C. I have had dozens of clients use the Mobi C in the cervical spine and so far, they have experienced excellent results. Though there is always a risk involving any surgery there seems to be less complications with the Mobi C then in a normal cervical fusion. Clients have experienced greater neck flexibility, less chance of infection and faster recovery times over a standard fusion. Below is a video which describes the procedure and the device.
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