An evidence-based clinical guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of cervical radiculopathy from degenerative disorders

CM Bono, G Ghiselli, TJ Gilbert, DS Kreiner… - The Spine Journal, 2011 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND CONTEXT: The North American Spine Society (NASS) Evidence-Based
Clinical Guideline on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Cervical Radiculopathy from …

Synthetic bone graft versus autograft or allograft for spinal fusion: a systematic review

Z Buser, DS Brodke, JA Youssef, HJ Meisel… - … of Neurosurgery: Spine, 2016 - thejns.org
The purpose of this review was to compare the efficacy and safety of synthetic bone graft
substitutes versus autograft or allograft for the treatment of lumbar and cervical spinal …

Cervical radiculopathy: a review

JM Caridi, M Pumberger, AP Hughes - HSS Journal®, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
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 …

Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion: comparison of titanium and polyetheretherketone cages

M Cabraja, S Oezdemir, D Koeppen… - BMC musculoskeletal …, 2012 - Springer
Background Titanium (TTN) cages have a higher modulus of elasticity when compared with
polyetheretherketone (PEEK) cages. This suggests that TTN-cages could show more …

The design evolution of interbody cages in anterior cervical discectomy and fusion: a systematic review

E Chong, MH Pelletier, RJ Mobbs… - BMC musculoskeletal …, 2015 - Springer
Background Anterior cervical discectomy with fusion is a common surgical procedure for
patients experiencing pain and/or neurological deficits due to cervical spondylosis. Although …

Pseudarthrosis of the spine

NM Raizman, JR O'Brien… - JAAOS-Journal of the …, 2009 - journals.lww.com
Pseudarthrosis is the result of failed attempted spinal fusion. This condition typically
manifests with axial or radicular pain months to years after the index operation. Diagnosis is …

Single or double‐level anterior interbody fusion techniques for cervical degenerative disc disease

W Jacobs, PC Willems, J van Limbeek… - Cochrane Database …, 2011 - cochranelibrary.com
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 …

Bone graft substitutes in anterior cervical discectomy and fusion

AMT Chau, RJ Mobbs - European Spine Journal, 2009 - Springer
Anterior cervical discectomy with fusion is a common surgical procedure for patients
suffering pain and/or neurological deficits and unresponsive to conservative management …

Porous titanium cervical interbody fusion device in the treatment of degenerative cervical radiculopathy; 1-year results of a prospective controlled trial

M Arts, B Torensma, J Wolfs - The Spine Journal, 2020 - Elsevier
Background context Anterior cervical discectomy with an interbody cage (ACDF) to obtain
fusion is a common procedure in cervical spine surgery. Presently, polyetheretherketone …

Systematic review of anterior interbody fusion techniques for single-and double-level cervical degenerative disc disease

W Jacobs, PC Willems, M Kruyt, J Van Limbeek… - Spine, 2011 - journals.lww.com
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 …