Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) is a type of spine surgery used for the treatment of neck or arm pain caused by cervical radiculopathy. This surgery involves the removal of a protruding ...
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 ...
The stenosis occurred greatest at C3‐4 due to a lateral cervical disc herniation. The patient possessed a small right posterior communicating artery and lacked collateral flow from the left VA. She ...
$25,954 — The mean costs of care for cervical disc replacement, according to a study published in Spine. Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion had similar mean costs, but postoperative costs for ...
Starting with the second vertebra (C2), there is a pad of soft cartilage called an intervertebral disc that cushions between each vertebra ... Surgical options for neck arthritis include: Anterior ...
Surgical options aim to relieve pressure on the spinal cord and provide stability to the neck. Common procedures are posterior cervical laminectomy, discectomy and fusion, or corpectomy.
Panel A shows worldwide age-standardized incidence and mortality rates for cervical cancer in 2022. Data are from the GLOBOCAN database and were collated by the International Agency for Research ...