Cervical disc replacement is an emerging motion-preserving technology in the surgical treatment of the cervical degenerative disc disorders used as an alternative to the classic interbody fusion. We present a case report of a patient diagnosed with C6-7 right disc herniation who underwent anterior discectomy and received a total disc replacement using ProDisc C artificial disc prosthesis.

OBJECTIVE It remains debatable whether cervical spine fusion cages should be filled with any kind of bone or bone substitute. Cortical and subcortical bone from the anterior and posterior osteophytes of the segment could be used to fill the cage. The purposes of the present study are to evaluate the clinical outcomes and radiological outcomes including bone fusion and subsidence that occurred a...

Although anterior cervical instrumentation was initially used in cervical trauma, because of obvious benefits, indications for its use have been expanded over time to degenerative cases as well as tumor and infection of the cervical spine. Along with a threefold increase in incidence of cervical fusion surgery, implant designs have evolved over the last three decades. Observation of graft subsi...

A cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) has been a surgical option for the management of cervical disc disorders since 1958 (16). Over time, longterm outcome studies increasingly focused on adverse effects, specifically on the vertebrae and the intervertebral discs adjacent to the level fused (2,8,10). The concern that spinal fusion may potentially contribute to the acceleration of adjacent seg...

Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion(ACDF) is a surgical treatment for cervical radiculopathy and myelopathy. Though this is a common surgery, spinal epidural hematomas occur rarely and an immediate treatment decision and surgical decompression are required in this situation. In this report, we discuss the proper treatment of spinal epidural hematoma after ACDF.

Cervical radiculopathy is typically caused by posterolateral disc herniation or spondylotic foraminal stenosis. Standard surgical treatment for cervical degenerative disc disease has been either direct anterior excision necessitating fusion or indirect posterior decompression. Anterior decompression has now become more widely used. It can be achieved using different techniques. Anterior fusion ...

BACKGROUND CONTEXT Surgery is usually required for treatment of cervical myelopathy to decompress the neural elements, restore lordosis, and stabilize the spine. By addressing these problems, the neurological deterioration may be halted. PURPOSE Multilevel cervical discectomy and fusion offers several advantages over other approaches. The authors describe the technique, discuss the indication...

STUDY DESIGN National population-based cohort study. OBJECTIVE To compare the reoperation rates between cervical spondylotic radiculopathy and myelopathy in a national population of patients. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA There is an inherently low incidence of reoperation after surgery for cervical degenerative disease. Therefore, it is difficult to sufficiently power studies to detect differ...

After performing anterior cervical corpectomy or discectomy for cervical spondolytic myelopathy or radiculopathy, iliac crest bone graft and fibular auto- or allograft is often used to achieve arthrodesis in the cervical spine. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the use of a cylindrical titanium mesh and locking plate system as an alternative technique in achieving anterior cervical fusi...

Study Design Case series of two arytenoid dislocations after anterior cervical discectomy. Objective To recognize arytenoid dislocation as a possible cause of prolonged hoarseness in patients after anterior cervical discectomies. Summary of Background Data Prolonged hoarseness is a common postoperative complication after anterior cervical spine surgery. The etiology of prolonged postoperative h...