Background Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) has been widely used in
cervical spondylosis, but adjacent segment degeneration/disease (ASD) was inevitable …

Cervical myelopathy is the most common cause of acquired spinal cord compromise. The
concept of degenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM), defined as symptomatic myelopathy …

Introduction There is increasing interest in the role of cervical total disc replacement (TDR)
as an alternative to anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF). Multiple prospective …

Background: This research was initiated to compare the long-term clinical safety and
effectiveness of the selectively constrained SECURE-C (Globus Medical, Audubon …

Purpose No clear consensus exists on which anterior surgical technique is most cost-
effective for treating cervical degenerative disk disease (CDDD). One of the most common …

Study Design. Retrospective comparative study. Objective. The purpose of this study is to
compare functional outcomes, hospital resource utilization, and spine-related costs during 2 …

Objectives The present study is a systematic review conducted as part of a methodological
approach to develop evidence-based recommendations for economic evaluations in spine …

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to evaluate the 7-year cost-effectiveness of
cervical total disc replacement (CTDR) versus anterior cervical discectomy and fusion …

Background Thus study was a retrospective cohort analysis. Anterior cervical discectomy
and fusion (ACDF) has been the gold-standard procedure for single-level degenerative disc …

How we determine a successful clinical outcome and the value of a spine intervention are
two major questions surrounding clinical spine research. Patient-reported outcomes (PROs) …