Between 1980 and 1992 about 400 patients underwent anterior cervical discectomy with or
without intersomatic fusion at the Department of Neurosurgery of CTO Hospital (Rome) and …

The antero-medial microsurgical disc or osteophyte removal without formal interbody fusion
is a surgical alternative in the treatment of cervical discs causing radicular compression or …

During the last three decades, the anterior approach to the cervical spine with interbody
fusion has been increasingly preferred in the operative treatment of herniated cervical disc …

Summary Between 1976 and 1983, 251 patients underwent surgery for the treatment of
cervical degenerative disc disease. Anterior microsurgical discectomy at one or more …

Only cervical disc herniation that provokes root compression unresponsive to conservative
treatment should be selected for operation. The operative technique must allow adequate …

✓ Between 1971 and 1977, 334 patients at the Presbyterian-University Hospital underwent
anterior surgery for treatment of hard or soft cervical disc herniation. Of these patients, 295 …

One hundred-ninety-six patients with spinal cord or nerve root compression were operated
on by anterior microsurgical discectomy without graft between 1978 and 1987. The patients …

In this retrospective study 180 patients were submitted to anterior discectomy without fusion
for cervical radiculopathy and myelopathy. Ninety-five patients presented with single-level …

Summary Between 1985 and 1990, 68 patients with cervical radiculopathy due to soft disc
herniation were treated by anterior cervical discectomy without interbody fusion. Eleven …

Methods. During the period from January 1986 to December 1994, 187 consecutive patients
(102 males and 85 females, between the ages of 24 and 63 years) with soft disc herniations …