OBJECTIVE We compared the clinical and radiographic outcomes of stand-alone polyetheretherketone (PEEK) cage and Zero-Profile anchored spacer (Zero-P) for single level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF). METHODS We retrospectively reviewed 121 patients who underwent single level ACDF within 2 years (Jan 2011-Jan 2013) in a single institute. Total 50 patients were included for the ...

Injury to the recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) is a potentially debilitating complication of anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) surgery, which can lead dysphonia, dysphagia, aspiration. Intraoperative adductor reflex (LAR) monitoring newly developed technique assess monitor RLN integrity. However, role LAR in ACDF surgery poorly studied. Here, we describe case intraoperative was succ...

The aim of this study is to analyse the differences in clinical and radiological outcome of anterior cervical discectomy and fusion for cervical degenerative disease, with and without the addition of an anterior cervical locking plate. Although disc arthoplasty is gaining popularity, the anterior cervical decompression and fusion procedure remains the gold standard. The outcome of 242 cases ope...

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 of 1-level or 2-level symptomatic cervical disc disease. METHODS Medline, Embase, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials databases were searched to identify relevant randomized controlled trials that ...

STUDY DESIGN Retrospective radiographic and chart review. OBJECTIVE To define the rate and associated risk factors of treatment failure of anterior cervical fusion for treatment of cervical facet dislocations. METHODS Between 2004 and 2014, a retrospective review at a single level 1 trauma center identified 38 patients with unilateral or bilateral dislocated facet(s) treated with anterior c...

Objective: We stress out the rare anomaly of a cervical Hemivertebra associated with adjacent level radiculitis due to degeneration. Results: We present a case of a 58 years old female with spontaneous finding of a cervical hemivertebra at the level C5. The patient suffered from cervical nerve root compression syndrome at the level C6/7 at the convex side of the scoliosis. She was treated by a ...