Prospects of success
As already mentioned, modern disc prostheses are only implanted relatively recently (for 4-5 years) on a significant scale. Therefore there are no long-term studies on the durability of these prostheses. It has also not yet been proven that the disc prosthesis prevents a subsequent degeneration of the adjacent segments.
However, the short to medium-term results after disc prosthesis implantation are good to very good. In most examinations, the good to very good results are above 90%. Revision operations are at 4% worldwide less frequent than for vertebral body fusion (approx. 10%).
