BACKGROUND CONTEXT: Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) is an
established procedure for the operative treatment of cervical disc disease in patients with …

Study Design. Prospective cohort study with> 10-year follow-up. Objective. To assess the
long-term,> 10-year clinical outcomes of anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) and …

Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) remains the most commonly performed
surgery for symptomatic disc herniations that have failed conservative treatment. It provides …

Between January 1996 and December 2005, a total of 1241 patients underwent anterior
cervical decompression and fusion for cervical degenerative diseases in the authors' …

Study Design. A review of 66 consecutive patients at a single institution who underwent one-
level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) with rigid anterior plate fixation with …

Object Although the clinical outcomes following anterior cervical discectomy and fusion
(ACDF) surgery are generally good, 2 major complications are graft migration and nonunion …

BACKGROUND CONTEXT: Although plate fixation enhances the fusion rate in multilevel
anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF), debate exists regarding the efficacy of …

To retrospectively study the long-term outcome of patients after anterior cervical discectomy
without fusion (ACD) compared to results published on the long-term outcome after ACD …

OBJECTIVE: The need for interbody fusion after anterior cervical discectomy for
radiculopathy remains controversial. The purpose of this study was to assess clinical and …

Study Design. Twenty-one outcome and outcome-relevant variables (fusion and patient
satisfaction) were evaluated in a subset of 348 of 514 patients operated on by one surgeon …