Mid-to long-term outcomes of cervical disc arthroplasty versus anterior cervical discectomy and fusion for treatment of symptomatic cervical disc disease: a systematic …

Y Hu, G Lv, S Ren, D Johansen - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Purpose This study aimed to investigate the mid-to long-term outcomes of cervical disc
arthroplasty (CDA) versus anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) for the treatment …

Comparison of anterior surgical options for the treatment of multilevel cervical spondylotic myelopathy: a systematic review

MF Shamji, EM Massicotte, VC Traynelis, DC Norvell… - Spine, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Systematic review. Objective. The primary objectives of this review were to
compare the effectiveness and safety of various anterior cervical decompressive and …

Cervical spondylotic myelopathy associated with kyphosis or sagittal sigmoid alignment: outcome after anterior or posterior decompression

K Uchida, H Nakajima, R Sato, T Yayama… - … of Neurosurgery: Spine, 2009 - thejns.org
Object The effects of sagittal kyphotic deformities or mechanical stress on the development
of cervical spondylotic myelopathy, or the reduction and fusion of kyphotic sagittal alignment …

Incidence and epidemiology of cervical radiculopathy in the United States military: 2000 to 2009

AJ Schoenfeld, AA George, JO Bader… - Clinical Spine …, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Incidence and Epidemiology of Cervical Radiculopathy in the... : Clinical Spine Surgery
Incidence and Epidemiology of Cervical Radiculopathy in the United States Military: 2000 to …

The natural history and clinical syndromes of degenerative cervical spondylosis

JC Kelly, PJ Groarke, JS Butler… - Advances in …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Cervical spondylosis is a broad term which describes the age related chronic disc
degeneration, which can also affect the cervical vertebrae, the facet and other joints and …

Impact of surgical approach on complications and resource utilization of cervical spine fusion: a nationwide perspective to the surgical treatment of diffuse cervical …

MF Shamji, C Cook, R Pietrobon, S Tackett, C Brown… - The Spine Journal, 2009 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND CONTEXT: Cervical spine fusion is performed for various indications in
patient populations ranging from young and healthy to aged and frail. The choice of surgical …

Safety and effectiveness of bone allografts in anterior cervical discectomy and fusion surgery

LE Miller, JE Block - Spine, 2011 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Systematic review. Objective. The primary aim of this review was to evaluate
clinical and radiographic outcomes in studies of anterior cervical discectomy and fusion …

Early complications related to approach in cervical spine surgery: single-center prospective study

PG Campbell, S Yadla, J Malone, B Zussman… - World neurosurgery, 2010 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND:: Surgical intervention is performed on the cervical spine in a
heterogeneous number of pathologic conditions in a diverse patient population. Several …

Cervical laminectomy width and spinal cord drift are risk factors for postoperative C5 palsy

KE Radcliff, W Limthongkul, CK Kepler… - Clinical Spine …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Background: Cervical laminectomy and fusion (CLF) is a treatment option for multilevel
cervical spondylotic myelopathy. Postoperative C5 nerve palsy is a possible complication of …

Cervical total disc replacement is superior to anterior cervical decompression and fusion: a meta-analysis of prospective randomized controlled trials

Y Zhang, C Liang, Y Tao, X Zhou, H Li, F Li, Q Chen - PLoS One, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Background Despite being considered the standard surgical procedure for symptomatic
cervical disc disease, anterior cervical decompression and fusion invariably accelerates …