Most artificial disk replacement surgeries take from 2 to 3 hours.

Your surgeon will approach your lower back from the front through an incision in your abdomen. With this approach, the organs and blood vessels must be moved to the side. This allows your surgeon to access your spine without moving the nerves. Usually, a vascular surgeon assists the orthopaedic surgeon with opening and exposing the disk space.

During the procedure, your surgeon will remove your problematic disk and then insert an artificial disk implant into the disk space.