To prospectively evaluate major complications associated with the application of dynamic ABC plates (Aesculap, Tuttlingen, Germany) to multilevel Anterior Corpectomy/Fusion (ACF) followed by ...

According to published results, skip anterior cervical corpectomy and fusion is safe and effective for patients with cervical pathology who require multilevel cervical decompression and correction ...

Discussion Historical Evolution: Bone Grafts to Fusion Devices. The first anterior cervical interbody techniques were introduced by Cloward, and Robinson and Smith in the 1950s.

In 5-year follow-up of pivotal registration trials of artificial cervical discs, investigators showed durability and cost-effectiveness. The cost per quality-adjusted life-year was less than $24,000.

Patients who underwent either anterior cervical discectomy and fusion combined with segmental corpectomy or posterior laminectomy and fusion for treatment of four-level cervical spondylotic ...

Comparative effectiveness and safety of anterior cervical corpectomy with fusion, laminoplasty, and laminectomy and instrumented fusion for ossification of the posterior longitudinal Ligament: A ...

Anterior Cervical Siscectomy with fusion is a surgical procedure that involves relieving the pressure placed on nerve roots and/or the spinal cord by a herniated disc or bone spurs in the neck ...

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 ...

There was a major change to the ACDF procedure for 2011. When anterior cervical fusions are performed, usually a discectomy is also performed. For dates of service in 2010 and before, two codes (63075 ...