Background Cervical radiculopathy is defined as a syndrome of pain and/or sensorimotor
deficits due to compression of a cervical nerve root. Understanding of this disease is vital for …

STUDY DESIGN: Best evidence synthesis. OBJECTIVE: To identify, critically appraise, and
synthesize literature from 1980 through 2006 on surgical interventions for neck pain alone or …

Objective Clinical outcomes of the stand-alone cage have been encouraging when used in
anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF), but concerns remain regarding its …

Anterior cervical decompression and fusion (ACDF) is the standard for cervical
discectomies. With the full-endoscopic anterior cervical discectomy (FACD) a minimally …

Background The number of surgical techniques for decompression and solid interbody
fusion as treatment for cervical spondylosis has increased rapidly, but the rationale for the …

Object Cervical arthroplasty offers the promise of maintaining motion of the functional spinal
unit (FSU) after anterior cervical discectomy. The impact of cervical arthroplasty on sagittal …

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

Study Design. A systematic review of randomized controlled trials. Objective. To determine
which technique of anterior cervical interbody fusion (ACIF) gives the best outcome in …

Although less frequent than lumbar degenerative disc disease, cervical disc disease may be
much more neurologically compromising due to anatomical particularities. Since its first …

The object of this study is to review the early clinical results and radiographic outcomes
following insertion of the Bryan Cervical Disc Prosthesis (Medtronic Sofamor Danek …