The CHARITÉ® disc has been available for over 17 years in over 30 countries, and the overall results have been positive and appear to provide the intended benefits.
Many implants have been functioning properly
for over 17 years in vivo.
Laboratory testing has also demonstrated
remarkable durability over time, assuming
an average of 125,000 significant bends each
year or approximately 340 per day. As with
any implant however, patient activity levels
and life style can have an impact on the
actual results.
The average hospital stay for disc replacement surgery patients in the study used to evaluate DePuy Spine's CHARITÉ® Artificial Disc was about four days.
Your doctor will discuss a program to gradually increase your activity following disc replacement surgery. It is possible that you will be asked to wear a back brace or elastic bandage to support your abdominal muscles after surgery.
Yes. The sliding core is made from a medical grade plastic and the endplates are made from medical grade cobalt chromium alloy. These materials usually do not harm the human body and are used in many other medical implants today such as total knee replacement implants.
