Cervical radiculopathy: epidemiology, etiology, diagnosis, and treatment

BI Woods, AS Hilibrand - Clinical Spine Surgery, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Cervical radiculopathy is a relatively common neurological disorder resulting from nerve root
dysfunction, which is often due to mechanical compression; however, inflammatory …

[HTML][HTML] The benefit zone of full-endoscopic spine surgery

S Hasan, R Härtl, CP Hofstetter - Journal of Spine Surgery, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Minimally invasive spine procedures have undergone rapid development during the last
decade. Efforts to decrease muscle crush injuries during prolonged retraction, avoid …

Comparison of anterior and posterior surgery for degenerative cervical myelopathy: an MRI-based propensity-score-matched analysis using data from the prospective …

S Kato, A Nouri, D Wu, S Nori, L Tetreault, MG Fehlings - JBJS, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Background: Surgeons often choose between 2 different approaches (anterior and
posterior) for surgical treatment of degenerative cervical myelopathy on the basis of imaging …

[HTML][HTML] Cervical radiculopathy: focus on factors for better surgical outcomes and operative techniques

KC Kang, TS Jang, CH Jung - Asian spine journal, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
For patients with cervical radiculopathy, most studies have recommended conservative
treatment as the first-line treatment; however, when conventional treatment fails, surgery is …

Comparison of anterior cervical discectomy and fusion versus posterior cervical foraminotomy in the treatment of cervical radiculopathy: a systematic review

W Liu, L Hu, PH Chou, J Wang, W Kan - Orthopaedic surgery, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Controversy remains over whether anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) or
posterior cervical foraminotomy (PCF) is superior for the treatment of cervical radiculopathy …

Minimally invasive posterior cervical foraminotomy as an alternative to anterior cervical discectomy and fusion for unilateral cervical radiculopathy: a systematic review …

N Sahai, S Changoor, CJ Dunn, K Sinha, KS Hwang… - Spine, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Systematic review and meta-analysis. Objective. The aim of this study was to
evaluate clinical outcomes, complications, and reoperations of minimally invasive posterior …

Reoperation and perioperative complications after surgical treatment of cervical radiculopathy: a comparison between three procedures

R Nayak, J Razzouk, O Ramos, D Ruckle, A Chiu… - Spine, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. A retrospective database study. Objective. The purpose of our study was to
compare the perioperative complications and reoperation rates after anterior cervical …

[HTML][HTML] Percutaneous full-endoscopic versus biportal endoscopic posterior cervical foraminotomy for unilateral cervical foraminal disc disease

MS Kang, KH You, SY Han, SM Park… - Clinics in Orthopedic …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background The biportal endoscopic technique (BE) is a fast-growing surgical modality that
can be applied to posterior cervical foraminotomy (PCF), as well as lumbar discectomy and …

Comparison of anterior cervical discectomy and fusion to posterior cervical foraminotomy for cervical radiculopathy: utilization, costs, and adverse events 2003 to 2014

CD Witiw, F Smieliauskas, JE O'Toole… - …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND Surgery for cervical radiculopathy is often approached by either anterior
cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) or posterior cervical foraminotomy (PCF). ACDF is …

Single-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion results in lower five-year revisions than posterior cervical foraminotomy in a large national cohort

RH Jayaram, PY Joo, MJ Gouzoulis, PP Ratnasamy… - Spine, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. A retrospective cohort study using the 2010–2020 MSpine PearlDiver
administrative data set. Objective. To compare perioperative adverse events and five-year …