Prognostic Factors of Anterior Surgical Approach in Management of Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy [PDF]
International Journal of Medical Arts, 2020 Background: Spondylotic cervical myelopathy is defined as spinal cord dysfunction secondary to extrinsic compression of the spinal cord and/or its vascular supply so it is the commonest cause of cord dysfunction in patients over 55 years.
Mohamed Ataya +3 more
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Biomechanics of Circumferential Cervical Fixation Using Posterior Facet Cages: A Cadaveric Study [PDF]
Neurospine, 2021 Objective Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) is a common procedure for the treatment of cervical disease. Circumferential procedures are options for multilevel pathology. Potential complications of multilevel anterior procedures are dysphagia
Bernardo de Andrada Pereira +4 more
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Treatment of cervical radiculopathy by anterior cervical discectomy and cage fusion
Medical Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil University, 2012 Introduction: Since the pioneering days of the anterior cervical approach introduced by Cloward et al. in the early 1950s, anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) has been the standard procedure for most discogenic and degenerative cervical spinal
Osman A Mohamed +4 more
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Vertebral Body Sliding Osteotomy for Cervical Myelopathy With Rigid Kyphosis [PDF]
Neurospine, 2020 Cervical spondylotic myelopathy is surgically demanding when associated with rigid kyphosis. Posterior surgery cannot restore cervical lordosis, and adequate decompression is not possible with rigid kyphosis.
Dong-Ho Lee +8 more
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Avaliação da artrodese e do alinhamento cervical após discectomia cervical com interposição de polimetilmetacrilato [PDF]
, 2009 BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Surgical treatment of cervical radiculopathy with or without myelopathy is a controversy issue, although anterior discectomy is the most common form of treatment.
Amantea, Andrea Vieira +4 more
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Neurologic Recovery after Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion [PDF]
Global Spine Journal, 2011 Study Design Retrospective review. Objective The objective of this study is to describe the natural history of neurologic recovery after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF). Methods Patients between 18 and 80 years of age, diagnosed with cervical radiculopathy, who underwent single-level ACDF and were followed for a minimum of 2 years were ...
Lehmann, Charles L. +3 more
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Journal of International Medical Research, 2023 Lower limb sensory disturbance can be a false localizing sign of cervical spondylotic myelopathy. It may lead to delayed or missed diagnosis, resulting in an inappropriate management plan, especially in the presence of concurrent lumbar lesions.
Kun Gao +5 more
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Risk factors for subsidence in anterior cervical fusion with stand-alone polyetheretherketone (PEEK) cages: a review of 82 cases and 182 levels [PDF]
, 2014 INTRODUCTION: To determine risk factors for subsidence in patients treated with anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) and stand-alone polyetheretherketone (PEEK) cages.
Chen-Hao Wu +5 more
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Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences, 2011 Anterior discectomy and interbody fusion have been proven to be a safe and effective procedure for the treatment of cervical degenerative disc disease. Clinical results for 1- to 4-level interbody cage fusion without plate fixation are encouraging.
Cheng-Wei Chu +4 more
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Delayed Adjacent Segment Infection After Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion
Journal of Spinal Surgery, 2021 Adjacent level infection (ASI) is a rare but potentially serious complication of anterior cervical fusion. We report a case of spondylodiscitis occurring adjacent to level at which anterior cervical discectomy and fusion was performed.
Uddanapalli Sreeramulu Srinivasan
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