CHICAGO – The optimal choice for anterior cervical grafts in anterior discectomy and fusion is an ongoing debate among spine surgeons. Autograft, allograft and bone graft substitutes with rhBMP, each ...

There was no major significant clinical difference between the results of patients who underwent single- and multi-level cervical disc replacement, according to prospective study results. Jean Huppert ...

Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion is a surgical procedure performed to remove a herniated or degenerative disc in the cervical spine. While this procedure has been present in hospitals for some ...

Background: Spinal surgery is increasingly being done in the outpatient setting. We reviewed our experience with inpatient and outpatient single-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion with ...

New Orleans, Louisiana — Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) was shown to be not only effective and durable at 5 years of follow-up but also cost-effective, registration trials of ...

Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion is widely used to treat spinal disorders. The fusion involves placing a bone graft or 'cage' and/or implants where the surgically removed damaged disc was ...

For patients with cervical radiculopathy, posterior foraminotomy provides outcomes comparable to those of the more commonly performed anterior cervical discectomy, reports a randomized clinical trial ...

For patients with cervical radiculopathy, posterior foraminotomy provides outcomes comparable to those of the more commonly performed anterior cervical discectomy, reports a randomized clinical trial ...

In anterior cervical fusion procedures, the procedure is performed through an incision on the front of the neck just to the side, to avoid the trachea, esophagus and thyroid gland. There was a major ...