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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\u2009decades 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. 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