in which the intervertebral disc is removed and the remaining vertebral bones are fused to create more space in the spinal canal. This procedure is known as an anterior cervical discectomy and fusion ...

Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) is the most commonly used decompressive procedure in the cervical spine and is used for the treatment of single or multiple level disc disease.

Anterior. Cervical means in the neck. Discectomy means are actually removing all the disc away from the nerve. And the fusion means they’re actually fusing the bone above and below the disc ...

‘Anterior.’ ‘Cervical’ means in the neck. ‘Discectomy’ means are actually removing all the disc away from the nerve. And the ‘fusion’ means they’re actually fusing the bone above ...

Currently, anterior cervical discectomy is the most common procedure ... intervertebral prosthesis or use of plates or screws). An alternative to fusion (arthrodesis) is a disc replacement ...

[12,13,14,15,16] Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion with plating (ACDF+P) is one of the most common spinal and neurosurgical procedures performed. [17,18,19] Traditionally, ACDF+P has been ...

The desire for a minimally invasive technique to restore intervertebral disc height for indirect decompression and sagittal ...

Recently, Dr. J. Alex Sielatycki, a fellowship-trained spine surgeon at Pioneers Medical Center (PMC) in Meeker, started ...