Cervical sagittal alignment after different anterior discectomy procedures for single-level cervical degenerative disc disease: randomized controlled trial

• Published in: Acta neurochirurgica Vol. 159; no. 12; pp. 2359 - 2365
• Main Authors: Donk, Roland D., Arnts, Hisse, Verhagen, Wim I. M., Groenewoud, Hans, Verbeek, Andre, Bartels, Ronald H. M. A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Vienna Springer Vienna 01.12.2017; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Interventional Radiology; Intervertebral discs; Joint surgery; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Minimally Invasive Surgery; Neurology; Neuroradiology; Neurosurgery; Original - Spine; Original Article - Spine; Radiography; Spine; Spine (cervical); Surgical Orthopedics; Anterior cervical discectomy; Arthroplasty; Cage; Fusion; Spinal alignment; Cervical

Background The effect of anterior cervical discectomy without fusion (ACD), ACD with fusion by stand-alone cage (ACDF) or with arthroplasty (ACDA) on cervical sagittal alignment is not known and is the subject of this study. Methods A total of 142 adult patients with single-level cervical disease we...