Background Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) for cervical degenerative
disease is an accepted treatment for symptomatic cervical radiculopathy and myelopathy.
One-and two-level fusions are much more common and more widely studied. Outcomes and
revision rates for three-and four-level ACDF have not been well described. The purpose of
this study is to report on clinical outcomes and revision rates following multilevel ACDF.
Methods Patients who underwent three-or four-level anterior cervical discectomy with plate …

… Patients who underwent three- or four-level anterior cervical discectomy with plate
fixation between 2006 and 2011 for symptomatic cervical degenerative disease were
identified. Improvements in NDI, neck and arm pain scores two years after surgery and
revision rates were analyzed. Results …