ANTERIOR CERVICAL DISCECTOMY AND FUSION [PDF]
1. A series of 154 patients who underwent anterior cervical discectomy and fusion has been studied. A detailed analysis of the first eighty-four patients who have been observed for periods of from one to eight and a half years is described. In sixty-eight patients the fusion was done with a keystone type of graft, in seventeen by a dowel (Cloward ...
Edward H. Simmons +2 more
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Effect of anterior cervical discectomy and fusion versus laminoplasty on spinocranial angle in patients with multilevel cervical spondylotic myelopathy: A retrospective cohort study. [PDF]
Liu Z +7 more
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A Commentary on "A Nationwide Registry Study Comparing Long-term Risk of Adjacent Segment Disease Requiring Reoperation Following Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion Versus Cervical Disc Arthroplasty". [PDF]
Cho SK.
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Background & Objectives: Discectomy followed by the fusion in the cervical spine is done for herniated cervical intervertebral disc causing neurologic symptoms when conservative management has failed.
Muneer, Akhtar +7 more
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Outcome of Management of Multilevel Cervical Disc by Anterior Discectomy and Cage versus Posterior Decompression and Lateral Mass Fixation [PDF]
Background: Radiculopathies and cervical myelopathy are well-known complications of multilevel cervical disc degeneration. Multilevel cervical disc herniation remains a challenging condition to manage, with debate regarding the optimal surgical approach ...
Omar Salem +2 more
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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 +11 more
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Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion in the Ovine Model [PDF]
Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) is the most common surgical operation for cervical radiculopathy and/or myelopathy in patients who have failed conservative treatment. Since the operation was first described by Cloward and Smith and Robinson in 1958, a variety refinements in technique, graft material and implants have been made.
Tony, Goldschlager +3 more
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Prognostic Factors of Anterior Surgical Approach in Management of Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy [PDF]
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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A Nationwide Registry Study Comparing Long-term Risk of Adjacent Segment Disease Requiring Reoperation Following Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion Versus Cervical Disc Arthroplasty. [PDF]
Nazar Z +4 more
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Horner’s syndrome is a neurological condition that usually affects one side of the face and eye and is characterized by ptosis, miosis, and anhidrosis. This may result from disruption of the sympathetic nerve pathway during anterior cervical discectomy ...
Yu-Heng Yeh, Ching-Hsiao Yu
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