Object The authors report the results of a prospective randomized multicenter study in which
the results of cervical disc arthroplasty were compared with anterior cervical discectomy and …

OBJECTIVE: Anterior plate fixation has gained widespread acceptance for the treatment of
cervical spondylosis, theoretically enhancing the rate of arthrodesis. There are few studies …

BACKGROUND CONTEXT: In a large series of human patients undergoing open anterior
lumbar interbody fusion with a tapered titanium fusion cage, recombinant human bone …

✓ A total of 104 patients underwent transpedicular spinal instrumentation using the Cotrel-Dubousset
(71 cases) or the Texas Scottish Rite Hospital (33) screw-rod system. Surgery was …

Object The purpose of this study was to determine long-term clinical outcomes in patients
undergoing anterior cervical surgery in which a cervical disc prosthesis was used to treat single…

Object The authors assess the long-term safety and efficacy of cervical disc replacement with
the Prestige Cervical Disc in a prospective, randomized, multicenter trial at 7 years of follow…

✓ During the past few decades, three techniques have been used to achieve circumferential
lumbar interbody fusion (LIF). They include posterior LIF, anterior LIF with supplemental …

Study Design. A retrospective review of 317 patients to determine the efficacy of allogeneic
fibula arthrodesis after anterior cervical discectomy. Objective. To examine the efficacy of …

Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging may be contraindicated in patients with biomedical
devices, among the most dangerous of which are intracranial aneurysm clips, owing to the …

Object. The authors reviewed clinical and radiographic outcomes in patients who had
undergone anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) involving the placement of …