OBJECTIVE: This retrospective study provides data on the long-term clinical outcomes of
patients with either anterior cervical discectomy alone (ACD) or anterior cervical discectomy …

ABSTRACT Background Context Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) is a
common surgical procedure. There is markedly less data on outcomes after three-and four …

Background: There are multiple complications reported for anterior cervical diskectomy and
fusion (ACDF), one of the most common cervical spine operations performed in the US (eg …

Background context: The success of arthrodesis for anterior cervical fusion depends on
several factors, including the number of surgical levels. Internal fixation putatively improves …

Objective Whether cervical disc arthroplasty (CDA) is superior to anterior cervical
discectomy and fusion (ACDF) remains controversial, especially in relation to long‐term …

Study Design. Meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Objective. To evaluate the
reported rate of adjacent segment disease (ASD) of cervical disc arthroplasty (CDA) …

Background This meta-analysis was designed to investigate the long-term efficacy and
safety between cervical disc arthroplasty (CDA) and anterior cervical discectomy and fusion …

Study Design. Retrospective review study with literature review. Objective. The goal of our
current study is to raise awareness on complications associated with anterior cervical …

Object. The authors compared the incidence of radiologically documented changes and
symptomatic adjacent-level cervical disc disease after single-level discectomy and …

Background context Follow-up studies of patients undergoing anterior cervical discectomy
and interbody fusion (ACDF) have demonstrated varying degrees of radiographic …