Level Determination in Anterior Cervical Fusion

Increased fusion rates with cervical plating for three-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion.

STUDY DESIGN A retrospective review of all patients surgically treated by a single surgeon with a three-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion with and without anterior plate fixation. OBJECTIVES To compare the clinical and radiographic success of anterior three-level discectomy and fusion performed with and without anterior cervical plate fixation. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA Previou...

Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion versus anterior cervical corpectomy and fusion in multilevel cervical spondylotic myelopathy

BACKGROUND Both anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) and anterior cervical corpectomy and fusion (ACCF) are used to treat multilevel cervical spondylotic myelopathy (mCSM); however, which one is better treatment for mCSM remains considerable controversy. A meta-analysis was performed to compare clinical outcomes, radiographic outcomes, and surgical outcomes between ACDF and ACCF in tr...

Single level anterior cervical discectomy without fusion: An outcome analysis

Introduction: From the beginning several surgical techniques have been invented to treat herniated cervical intervertebral disc. Long term results with well-designed studies have not been evaluated. Variation in Surgical Technique: The surgical techniques have varied with several variable factors and different variables used for evaluation. Postoperative interscapular pain following ACD has var...

Treatment of Single-Level Cervical Spondylosis: Cervical Disk Arthroplasty Versus Anterior Cervical Decompression and Fusion.

A meta-analysis was performed to compare cervical arthroplasty with anterior cervical diskectomy and fusion for single-level cervical spondylosis. A comprehensive search was conducted with PubMed, Embase, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials from January 1, 2000, to April 30, 2015. Random-effects models were used for heterogeneous data. Fixed-effects models were used for poole...

Plating for Anterior Cervical Fusion