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Results at 24 months from the prospective, randomized, multicenter Investigational Device Exemption trial of ProDisc-C versus anterior cervical discectomy and fusion with 4-year follow-up and continued access patients. [PDF]

, 2010
BackgroundCervical total disk replacement (TDR) is intended to address pain and preserve motion between vertebral bodies in patients with symptomatic cervical disk disease.
Darden, Bruce, Delamarter, Rick B, Goldstein, Jeffrey A, Janssen, Michael E, Murrey, Daniel, Tay, Bobby K-B, Zigler, Jack   +6 more
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Clinical application of ceramics in anterior cervical discectomy and fusion: A review and update [PDF]

, 2017
Study Design: Narrative review. Objectives: Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) is a reliable procedure, commonly used for cervical degenerative disc disease. For interbody fusions, autograft was the gold standard for decades; however, limited
Abedi, Aidin, Bonaki, Hirbod, Jazayeri, Seyed B., Rahimi-Movaghar, Vafa, Vaccaro, Alex R., Zadegan, Shayan A.   +5 more
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Outcome of Multilevel Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion without Plating

Diyala Journal of Medicine, 2023
Background: Multilevel anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) procedure had traditionally been associated with plating, however,  the increase in cost and complications associated with plating led us to investigate results of multilevel ACDF ...
Avin Omar Taher ,, Imad Khaleel ,, Anjam Rawandozy ,, Firas Abdulla   +3 more
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Incidence and Outcomes of Acute Implant Extrusion Following Anterior Cervical Spine Surgery. [PDF]

, 2017
STUDY DESIGN: Multi-institutional retrospective case series of 8887 patients who underwent anterior cervical spine surgery. OBJECTIVE: Anterior decompression from discectomy or corpectomy is not without risk.
Arnold, Paul M., Bumpass, David B., Bydon, Mohamad, Corriveau, Mark, Fehlings, Michael G., Fogelson, Jeremy L., Gokaslan, Ziya, Hart, Robert A., Hilibrand, Alan S., Lee, Sungho, Massicotte, Eric M., Mroz, Thomas E., Nassr, Ahmad, Pace, Jonathan, Riew, K. Daniel, Smith, Gabriel A., Steinmetz, Michael P.   +16 more
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Two-Level Corpectomy and Fusion vs. Three-Level Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion without Plating: Long-Term Clinical and Radiological Outcomes in a Multicentric Retrospective Analysis

Life, 2023
Background: Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) and anterior cervical corpectomy and fusion (ACCF) represent effective alternatives in the management of multilevel cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM). A consensus on which of these techniques
Giorgio Lofrese, Sokol Trungu, Alba Scerrati, Pasquale De Bonis, Francesco Cultrera, Lorenzo Mongardi, Nicola Montemurro, Amedeo Piazza, Massimo Miscusi, Luigino Tosatto, Antonino Raco, Luca Ricciardi   +11 more
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Clinical Outcomes After Four-Level Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion. [PDF]

, 2018
Study Design: Retrospective cohort study. Objectives: Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) demonstrates reliable improvement in neurologic symptoms associated with anterior compression of the cervical spine.
Hilibrand, Alan S, Hollern, Douglas A, Kepler, Christopher K, Kreitz, Tyler M, Padegimas, Eric M., Schroeder, Gregory D., Vaccaro, MD, PhD, Alexander   +6 more
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Anterior Cervical Infection: Presentation and Incidence of an Uncommon Postoperative Complication. [PDF]

, 2017
STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective multi-institutional case series. OBJECTIVE: The anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) affords the surgeon the flexibility to treat a variety of cervical pathologies, with the majority being for degenerative and ...
Arnold, Paul M., De Giacomo, Anthony F., Fehlings, Michael G., Ghobrial, George M., Harrop, James S., Hsu, Wellington K., Jobse, Bruce C., Mroz, Thomas E., Rahman, Ra\u27Kerry K., Riew, K Daniel, Sasso, Rick C., Smith, Zachary A., Tannoury, Chadi A., Tannoury, Tony, Thompson, Sara E.   +14 more
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Dyspnea in the Supine Position after Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion

The Surgery Journal, 2018
Posterior occipitocervicothoracic fusion in a flexed position may cause dyspnea, and the onset of obstructive sleep apnea after anterior upper cervical fusion. However, there are no reports of dyspnea occurring after anterior lower cervical fusion. Here,
Hua Zhang
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Clinical Outcome Results of Stand Alone Anchored Spacer for Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion

Egyptian Spine Journal, 2018
Background Data: Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) became the classic operation in treating degenerative cervical spondylosis. The application of anterior cervical plate helped fusion and stabilization; however, there were many reports of ...
Osama Dawood, Walid AbdelGhany, Ahmad Desoky, Hatem Sabry   +3 more
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Mid- to long-term rates of symptomatic adjacent-level disease requiring surgery after cervical total disc replacement compared with anterior cervical discectomy and fusion: a meta-analysis of prospective randomized clinical trials

Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research, 2020
Background Thus far, no meta-analysis focusing on the mid- to long-term incidence of adjacent segment disease requiring surgery after cervical total disc replacement and anterior cervical discectomy and fusion has been published yet.
Yifei Deng, Guangzhou Li, Hao Liu, Ying Hong, Yang Meng   +4 more
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