The study reported here examined patient safety and satisfaction in 56 patients with cervical
radiculopathy secondary to foraminal stenosis or a herniated disc who underwent a total of
58 outpatient anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) procedures with iliac crest
bone graft or fibular allograft. Patients were discharged 0.8 hour to 6.5 hours (mean, 2.4
hours) after surgery and received 3 home health care visits over 24 hours. Of the 45
satisfaction questionnaires that were completed, 43 (95.6%) indicated patients were …

Objectives To evaluate surgical complications and clinical outcome in a consecutive series
of 96 patients undergoing anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) for cervical disk
degeneration (CDD) in an outpatient setting. Methods Pre‐, per‐, and postoperative data on
patients undergoing single‐or two‐level outpatient ACDF at the private O slofjord C linic
were prospectively collected. Results This study includes 96 consecutive patients with a
mean age of 49.1 years. 36/96 had a two‐level ACDF. Mean postoperative observation time …