Published: The Spine Journal – November, 1 2014- Volume 14 – Issue 11, Page S22-S23 Abstract BACKGROUND CONTEXT: Subsequent surgical procedures subject patients to additional risks and continue to be a driving factor for success rates and treatment cost-effectiveness. Previous results have shown TDR to produce lower rates of subsequent surgical intervention than ACDF within…
Published: The Spine Journal – November 1, 2014 Volume 14, Issue 11, Supplement, Page S25 Abstract PATIENT SAMPLE: 176 Consecutive patients undergoing CDA. OUTCOME MEASURES: Symptomatic relief. METHODS: We performed a retrospective review of 176 consecutive patients undergoing CDA at a single, military tertiary medical center from 2008 to 2012. All construct types (1-level CDA, 2-level…
Published: The Spine Journal – September 2012 – Volume 12 – Issue 9, Page S98 Abstract BACKGROUND CONTEXT: Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) surgery is a standard surgical procedure in the management of intractable radiculo-myelopathy as a result of surgical degenerative disc disease. The procedure has been shown to provide satisfactory relief from symptoms…