Anterior cervical discectomy, often performed with fusion, is a well‐established surgical intervention for degenerative cervical spine disorders. While the procedure has proven benefits in alleviating ...

The trend towards ambulatory surgery for procedures previously limited to the inpatient setting is well established. [6,7,8,9,10,11] Trends in spinal surgery towards less invasive approaches and ...

Introduction: Giant cervical disc herniation (GCDH), defined as CDH occupying more than 50% of the spinal canal, presents a significant challenge in spinal surgery. This study specifically ...

CHICAGO — Results presented here showed a significantly greater overall clinical success rate with cervical disc replacement in patients with cervical disc disease compared with anterior cervical ...

All patients undergoing single-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion with plating between August 2005 and May 2007 by one of two surgeons (RPB or JAF) were retrospectively reviewed. All ...

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 ...

Symptomatic cervical disc prolapse occurs when part of the intervertebral disc protrudes into the spinal canal and impinges on a nerve root or the spinal cord. The protruding disc may compress one or ...

Current evidence on the safety and efficacy of percutaneous endoscopic laser cervical discectomy is inadequate in quantity and quality. Therefore, this procedure should only be used with special ...

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 ...

Anterior cervical discectomy is among the most common hospital outpatient surgical cases that have migrated from inpatient venues, according to Anesthesia Business Consultants President and CEO Tony ...