Impact of cervical disc arthroplasty vs anterior cervical discectomy and fusion on driving disability: post hoc analysis of a randomized controlled trial with 10-year follow …

D Jain, MP Kelly, MF Gornet, JK Burkus… - International Journal of …, 2022 - ijssurgery.com
Background Driving an automobile requires the ability to turn the neck laterally. Anecdotally,
patients with multilevel fusions often complain about restricted turning motion. The purpose …

Single-level degenerative cervical disc disease and driving disability: results from a prospective, randomized trial

MP Kelly, MD Mitchell, RJ Hacker… - Global spine …, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
Study Design Post hoc analysis of prospective, randomized trial. Objective To investigate the
disability associated with driving and single-level degenerative, cervical disc disease and to …

Return to driving is safe 6 weeks after anterior cervical surgery for symptomatic cervical degenerative disc disease

BTK Ding, ML Chan, CS Yu, JYL Oh - Clinical spine surgery, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Study Design: Prospective Cohort Study. Objectives: This study aims to determine the timing
and clinical parameters for a safe return to driving. Summary of Background Date: Returning …

Cervical spondylotic myelopathy and driving abilities: defining the prevalence and long-term postoperative outcomes using the Quality Outcomes Database

N Agarwal, SE Johnson, M Bydon, EF Bisson… - … of Neurosurgery: Spine, 2024 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) can cause significant difficulty with
driving and a subsequent reduction in an individual's quality of life due to neurological …

[HTML][HTML] Long-term results of the NECK trial—implanting a disc prosthesis after cervical anterior discectomy cannot prevent adjacent segment disease: five-year …

CMW Goedmakers, F de Vries, L Bosscher, WC Peul… - The Spine Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
Background context Motion preserving anterior cervical disc arthroplasty (ACDA) in patients
with cervical radiculopathy was introduced to prevent symptomatic adjacent segment …

Employment status for the first decade following randomization to cervical disc arthroplasty versus fusion

SA Badve, JE Florman, AD Levi, S Kurra, KD Riew… - Spine, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. An analysis of employment status data up to 10 years following the Federal
Drug Administration (FDA) Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) randomized trial and …

Cervical disc arthroplasty versus anterior cervical discectomy and fusion for treatment of symptomatic cervical disc disease: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled …

MJ Rao, SP Nie, BW Xiao, GH Zhang, XR Gan… - Archives of orthopaedic …, 2015 - Springer
Objective The purpose of this study is to compare the effectiveness and safety of cervical
disc arthroplasty with anterior cervical discectomy and fusion for treatment of symptomatic …

The NECK trial: effectiveness of anterior cervical discectomy with or without interbody fusion and arthroplasty in the treatment of cervical disc herniation; a double …

CLA Vleggeert-Lankamp, TMH Janssen, E van Zwet… - The Spine Journal, 2019 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND Motion preserving anterior cervical disc arthroplasty (ACDA) in patients with
cervical radiculopathy was introduced to prevent symptomatic adjacent disc degeneration as …

Outcomes of single-level cervical disc arthroplasty versus anterior cervical discectomy and fusion

RW Tracey, DG Kang, JP Cody, SC Wagner… - Journal of Clinical …, 2014 - Elsevier
Several studies have established the short-term safety and efficacy of cervical disc
arthroplasty (CDA) as compared to anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) …

Effects of smoking on cervical disc arthroplasty

TH Tu, CH Kuo, WC Huang, LY Fay, H Cheng… - Journal of Neurosurgery …, 2018 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Cigarette smoking can adversely affect bone fusion in patients who undergo
anterior cervical discectomy and fusion. However, there is a paucity of data on smoking …