Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion without instrumentation

IP Wright, SM Eisenstein - Spine, 2007 - journals.lww.com
… After anterior cervical discectomy and bone grafting for cervical radiculopathy or the
intractable pain of cervical spondylosis, common clinical practice varies widely between the …

The safety of instrumented outpatient anterior cervical discectomy and fusion

AT Villavicencio, E Pushchak, S Burneikiene… - The Spine Journal, 2007 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND CONTEXT: Reported hospitalization times after an anterior cervical discectomy
and fusion (ACDF) procedure range between 20 hours to 4 days. Reasons for this wide …

Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion associated complications

KN Fountas, EZ Kapsalaki, LG Nikolakakos… - Spine, 2007 - journals.lww.com
… The goal of our current study is to raise awareness on complications associated with anterior
cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) and their early detection and proper management. …

Instrumented outpatient anterior cervical discectomy and fusion: is it safe?

CS Sheperd, WF Young - International Surgery, 2012 - meridian.allenpress.com
Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion procedures are one of the most common … in
performing anterior cervical discectomy and fusion procedures with instrumentation (ACDFI) in an …

Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion outcomes over 10 years: a prospective study

GR Buttermann - Spine, 2018 - journals.lww.com
… To assess the long-term, >10-year clinical outcomes of anterior cervical discectomy and
fusion (ACDF) and to compare outcomes based on primary diagnosis of disc herniation, …

A meta-analysis comparing the results of cervical disc arthroplasty with anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) for the treatment of symptomatic cervical disc …

Y Gao, M Liu, T Li, F Huang, T Tang, Z Xiang - JBJS, 2013 - journals.lww.com
… For over fifty years, anterior cervical discectomy and fusion has been the standard treatment
for symptomatic cervical disc disease resulting in pain, instability, and radiculopathy or …

Does rigid instrumentation increase the fusion rate in one-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion?

D Samartzis, FH Shen, C Lyon, M Phillips… - The Spine Journal, 2004 - Elsevier
… rate in multilevel anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF… with or without rigid anterior
cervical plate fixation. PATIENT … anteriorly, and each graft was countersunk 2 mm from the …

Comparison of outcomes for anterior cervical discectomy and fusion with and without anterior plate fixation: a systematic review and meta-analysis

JD Oliver, S Goncalves, P Kerezoudis, MA Alvi… - Spine, 2018 - journals.lww.com
… : “anterior cervical discectomy and fusion with instrumentation,” “anterior cervical discectomy
and fusion and stand-alone cage,” and “anterior cervical discectomy and fusion with plate …

Comparison of clinical and radiographic outcome in instrumented anterior cervical discectomy and fusion with or without direct uncovertebral joint decompression

FH Shen, D Samartzis, N Khanna, EJ Goldberg, HS An - The Spine Journal, 2004 - Elsevier
anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) is an established procedure for the management
of cervicalanterior nerve root impingement may benefit from an ACDF. Because exiting …

Autologous versus allogenic bone grafts in instrumented anterior cervical discectomy and fusion: a prospective study with respect to bone union pattern

P Suchomel, P Barsa, P Buchvald, A Svobodnik… - European Spine …, 2004 - Springer
… autologous and allogenic bone grafts in instrumented anterior cervical fusion. The number
of … No similar prospective study on instrumented anterior cervical discectomy and fusion was …