The anterior approach to the cervical spine is commonly utilized for a variety of
degenerative, traumatic, neoplastic, and infectious indications. While many potential …

Nonoperative treatment with collar immobilization and modification of activities improves
functional status in selected patients with mild cervical spondylotic myelopathy. Careful …

Study Design. This retrospective, questionnaire-based investigation evaluated iliac crest
bone graft (ICBG) site morbidity in patients having undergone a single-level anterior cervical …

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 …

Object Anterior cervical discectomy (ACD), ACD with interbody fusion (ACDF), ACDF with
placement of an anterior plate system (ACDFP), corpectomy, and corpectomy with plate …

OBJECTIVE: Anterior plate fixation has gained widespread acceptance for the treatment of
cervical spondylosis, theoretically enhancing the rate of arthrodesis. There are few studies …

Object Rates of complications associated with the surgical treatment of cervical spondylotic
myelopathy (CSM) are not clear. Appreciating these risks is important for patient counseling …

Study Design. A prospective, concurrently controlled, randomized, multicenter trial of an
anterior Bagby and Kuslich cervical fusion cage (BAK/C; Sulzer Spine-Tech, Minneapolis …

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 …

BACKGROUND CONTEXT: A relatively high pseudarthrosis rate is associated with
multilevel anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF). Anterior plate fixation increases …