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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

With cervical fusion surgery, the surgeon removes the damaged disc and places a bone graft (which is taken either from the patient's hip or from a cadaver) in the space between the vertebrae.

The reason he missed it was because he had a surgery on his neck called single level anterior fusion, otherwise known as anterior cervical discectomy and fusion. This was Manning's third neck ...