✓ A prospective randomized study to compare discectomy without (DE) and with fusion
(DEF) included 63 patients operated on for cervical herniated disc. The clinical outcome 3 …

BACKGROUND The use of an interbody bone graft during anterior cervical discectomy
remains a controversial topic. This study presents the outcome of 64 consecutive patients …

This study was conducted on 90 patients with symptomatic cervical disc disease with one or
two-level disc pathology. Clinical and radiological outcome was compared to determine …

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 …

Object. A prospective, randomized trial was performed to compare the efficacy of anterior
cervical discectomy (ACD) with ACD and fusion (ACDF) for the treatment of cervical …

Anterior cervical discectomy is an effective and reliable treatment for nerve root or cord
compression caused by disc herniation or spondylosis. Although physicians have …

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 …

Method A standardized procedure was used to evaluate each patient individually and all
patients as a group. The hospital records for each patient were reviewed to determine the …

The complications of anterior discectomy without fusion were analyzed on the basis of 450
consecutive cases treated surgically for degenerative disc disease. There was no death …

There were 55 patients (soft disc, 21 and spondylosis, 34) who underwent anterior cervical
discectomy without fusion (ACD) using an operating microscope. Discectomy of a single …