Outcomes following anterior cervical discectomy and fusion: the role of interbody disc height, angulation, and spinous process distance

B Kwon, DH Kim, A Marvin, LG Jenis - Clinical Spine Surgery, 2005 - journals.lww.com
Objective: Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) is a successful procedure for the
degenerative cervical spine. One goal of the fusion is to restore the loss of disc height that …

Radiographic and clinical outcomes following single-level anterior cervical discectomy and allograft fusion without plate placement or cervical collar

J Jagannathan, CI Shaffrey, RJ Oskouian… - … of Neurosurgery: Spine, 2008 - thejns.org
Object Although the clinical outcomes following anterior cervical discectomy and fusion
(ACDF) surgery are generally good, 2 major complications are graft migration and nonunion …

[HTML][HTML] Outcomes and revision rates following multilevel anterior cervical discectomy and fusion

JL Laratta, HP Reddy, KR Bratcher… - Journal of Spine …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) for cervical degenerative
disease is an accepted treatment for symptomatic cervical radiculopathy and myelopathy …

Prospective randomized study of cervical arthroplasty and anterior cervical discectomy and fusion with long-term follow-up: results in 74 patients from a single site …

D Coric, PK Kim, JD Clemente, MO Boltes… - … of Neurosurgery: Spine, 2013 - thejns.org
Object The purpose of this study was to evaluate the long-term results of cervical total disc
replacement (TDR) and anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) in the treatment of …

Revision rates and complication incidence in single-and multilevel anterior cervical discectomy and fusion procedures: an administrative database study

A Veeravagu, T Cole, B Jiang, JK Ratliff - The Spine Journal, 2014 - Elsevier
Background context The natural history of cervical degenerative disease with operative
management has not been well described. Even with symptomatic and radiographic …

The NECK trial: effectiveness of anterior cervical discectomy with or without interbody fusion and arthroplasty in the treatment of cervical disc herniation; a double …

CLA Vleggeert-Lankamp, TMH Janssen, E van Zwet… - The Spine Journal, 2019 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND Motion preserving anterior cervical disc arthroplasty (ACDA) in patients with
cervical radiculopathy was introduced to prevent symptomatic adjacent disc degeneration as …

ProDisc-C and anterior cervical discectomy and fusion as surgical treatment for single-level cervical symptomatic degenerative disc disease: five-year results of a …

JE Zigler, R Delamarter, D Murrey, J Spivak, M Janssen - 2013 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Randomized controlled trial. Objective. Analyze the clinical outcomes at 5
years comparing cervical total disc replacement (TDR) with ProDisc-C (Synthes Spine USA …

[HTML][HTML] Cervical disc arthroplasty versus anterior cervical discectomy and fusion: a meta-analysis of rates of adjacent-level surgery to 7-year follow-up

JH Badhiwala, A Platt, CD Witiw… - Journal of Spine …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) is an effective treatment for
cervical spondylosis. A limitation of ACDF is the risk of adjacent-segment degeneration …

Long-term clinical outcomes following 3-and 4-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion

R De la Garza-Ramos, R Xu, S Ramhmdani… - … of Neurosurgery: Spine, 2016 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to report the long-term clinical outcomes
following 3-and 4-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF). METHODS A …

Radiological fusion criteria of postoperative anterior cervical discectomy and fusion: a systematic review

M Oshina, Y Oshima, S Tanaka… - Global spine …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Study Design: Systematic review. Objectives: Diagnosis of pseudarthrosis after anterior
cervical fusion is difficult, and often depends on the surgeon's subjective assessment …