Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the relative improvements in pain and
functional status after ACDF versus RCR. Methods: All patients over 18 years old who …

Study design. Retrospective cohort study. Objective. To investigate the impact of long
symptom duration (> 24 mo) on patient self-reported outcomes for pain, function, and quality …

Background context There have been controversial reports published in the literature on the
duration of symptoms (DOS) and clinical outcome correlation in patients undergoing anterior …

Study Design. A retrospective analysis. Objective. The aim of this study was to quantify
improvements in Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) neck and arm pain, Neck Disability Index …

Objectives This study aimed to evaluate the recurrence symptoms rate after anterior cervical
discectomy and fusion (ACDF) for one year and seek the common cervical vertebral disk …

Background The presence of predominant pain in the arm vs the neck as a predictor of
postoperative outcomes after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) has been …

Study Design: Retrospective cohort study. Objective: To compare clinical outcomes after
anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) based on preoperative duration of …

BACKGROUND CONTEXT Cervical disc degeneration is a common radiographic finding
among patients with cervical spine pathology. While not all patients with radiographic …

Background: The minimum clinically importance difference (MCID) represents a threshold
for improvements in patient-reported outcomes (PROs) that patients deem important. No …

Background: A subset of patients experience poor outcomes following anterior cervical
discectomy and fusion (ACDF). Our study aimed to identify postoperative trajectories of …