Extreme long-term clinical outcome studies following anterior cervical discectomy and fusion
(ACDF) with an autologous iliac crest with and without Caspar plating (ACDF+ CP) for the …

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 …

Since the introduction of anterior approaches to the cervical spine for the surgical treatment
of degenerative disc disease, controversies have developed regarding the necessity of …

The use of anterior plates for single-level cervical fusions is controversial. Previous studies
that evaluated single and multiple-level fusions have shown increased and decreased …

The aim of this study is to analyse the differences in clinical and radiological outcome of
anterior cervical discectomy and fusion for cervical degenerative disease, with and without …

Summary Between March 1977 and November 1980 25 patients underwent anterior cervical
discectomy (11 patients at 2 levels at one time) under the operating microscope for treatment …

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 …

BACKGROUND Although the use of intervertebral fusion after anterior microdiscectomy in
cervical disc disease remains controversial, a new surgical device is proposed for use in …

Purpose Multilevel anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF), especially two-level
ACDF, has been usually performed in the cervical degenerative disease, and the incidence …

Background Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) is a well-accepted procedure
for the treatment of cervical radiculopathy. Hilibrand et al. reported that adjacent segment …