Perspectives on Cervical Arthroplasty in Navy and Marine Corps Tactical Jet Aircrew

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Lang, Richard W., III [1 ]
Yoder, Adam J. [2 ,3 ]
Porensky, Paul [4 ]
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[1] Naval Med Ctr San Diego, Dept Orthopaed Surg, San Diego, CA 92134 USA
[2] Naval Med Ctr San Diego, Dept Phys & Occupat Therapy, San Diego, CA 92134 USA
[3] DoD VA Extrem Trauma & Amputat Ctr Excellence, Res & Surveillance Div, San Diego, CA 92134 USA
[4] Naval Med Ctr San Diego, Dept Neurol Surg, San Diego, CA 92134 USA
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10.1093/milmed/usac012
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
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Symptomatic cervical spondylosis is a progressive degenerative condition of the cervical spine commonly resulting in functionally-limiting pain, weakness, and/or limited dexterity. Symptomatic cervical spondylosis is believed to occur at higher rates in military aviators than civilian counterparts and is a disqualifying condition for all Navy and Marine Corps aircrew. This condition is non-waiverable for tactical jet (ejection-seat-based) aviators. Medical attrition of experienced tactical jet aircrew from the military aviation community results in substantial cost to the U.S. Government, reduces fleet combat capability, and adversely impacts career progression and retention. The clinical maturation of cervical total disc replacement (TDR) technology over the last 2 decades has revolutionized the treatment of symptomatic cervical spondylosis and enabled a return to duty for hundreds of military service members in non-aviation fields. TDR studies demonstrate equal or superior functional outcomes, rates of symptom resolution, reduced complication and reoperation rates, and lower long-term cost compared to traditional Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion (ACDF). Although initial computational modeling studies have evaluated cervical arthroplasty performance during rotary-wing crash impacts, safety within the dynamic tactical jet environment has not yet been established. The purpose of this article is to review factors relevant to TDR safety and outcomes and to propose a framework to evaluate the safety of TDR in Navy and Marine Corps tactical jet aircrew, to ultimately inform aeromedical algorithms regarding return to flight after TDR.
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