STUDY DESIGN Prospective, randomized, controlled study of patients with lateral cervical disc herniations, operated either in a full-endoscopic posterior or conventional microsurgical anterior technique. OBJECTIVE Comparison of results of cervical discectomies in full-endoscopic posterior foraminotomy technique with the conventional microsurgical anterior decompression and fusion. SUMMARY O...

It remains controversial whether degenerative posterior longitudinal ligaments should be removed during anterior decompression procedures for cervical spondylotic myelopathy. Few data are available from studies that have compared removing and retaining the degenerative posterior longitudinal ligament. The goal of this retrospective study was to evaluate the benefit of degenerative posterior lon...

abstract background : the purpose of this study is to evaluate anterior cervical discectomy. materials and methods : this retrospective study was conducted on 43 patients underwent surgery through standard smith-robison technique with fusion. postoperative follow-up period was 24 months. clinical assessment was done through odom criteria, neck disability index and vas for neck pain. results : a...

The purpose of this anatomic study was to determine the extent of lateral dissection that can be performed during anterior cervical decompression and fusion to maximize decompression without compromising the vertebral arteries. Although vertebral artery injury is rare, it is sometimes catastrophic and leads to significant morbidity and mortality. Previous studies have attempted to establish sta...

Anterior cervical spine operations involve decompression of the spinal canal and cervical nerve roots by discectomy or corpectomy in combination with fusion via cage or replacement of a vertebral body. Bailey and Badgley,1 Smith and Robinson,2 and Cloward3 introduced the technique first in the 1950s and the early 1960s. The reported rates of clinical success in the literature are high4 and low-...

Cervical arthroplasty after anterior decompression with insertion of a prosthetic total disc replacement has been suggested as an alternate to anterior cervical fusion. Currently there are four cervical arthroplasty devices available on the market whose results in clinical use have been reported. Each device varies in terms of materials, range of motion, insertion technique and constraint. It i...

The aim of this paper is the report of the long-term results of a prospective study on spinal cervical lamino-foraminotomy via posterior route for the surgical treatment of cervical radiculopathies due to spondylodiscoarthrosis. The goal of the described surgical procedure is the bony decompression of the involved root leaving the intervertebral protruded or herniated discs intact. Indication, ...