New York Disc Replacement Center

Phone:        212.844.6900

The Spine Institute of New York is the region's first approved center for the Charité Artificial disc, which has a clinical history spanning over 15 years through thousands of implants worldwide.

What is Disc Replacement?

Artificial Disc Replacement is a new surgical technique that offers an alternative to lumbar spinal fusion surgery.  Disc Replacement is similar to hip or knee replacement and offers a new surgical option for treating spinal instability. Disc Replacement replaces one or more degenerated discs with new, artificial ones. This innovative technique stabilizes the spine, while preserving its mobility. To patients for whom it is appropriate, it has a quicker recovery process, involves less pain, and allows a faster return to normal activity.

Who Can Benefit?

The best candidates for Disc Replacement are those with overall good health and generally strong bones who suffer from chronic lower back pain as a result of degenerative disc disease.  Cervical Disc Replacement clinical trials will soon be available at the Spine Institute.

Why Spine Institute of New York?

Spine Institute has been the only center in the NY metropolitan region to provide the Charité Artificial Disc technology over the past four years.  To secure our role as a center for disc replacement surgery, our surgeons participated in the developmental phase of this new technology. Collectively, our surgeons have more experience in disc replacement surgery than anyone else in the United States. As a result, the Spine Institute of New York houses a Disc Replacement training center for orthopedic surgeons to learn this technology. To ensure our standard of excellence, we monitor our results on an ongoing basis, so that you, our patients, receive the benefits of every new advance in this remarkable technique.

Go to the following links to learn more about:

Spine Institute's role in the development and use of Disc Replacement.  [NY Daily News article].

A description of the procedure.  [Disc Replacement]

The manufacturer's information on the Charité Artificial Disc. (Get the free Acrobat reader here.)

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