Objective To assess patterns of healthcare resource utilization prior to anterior cervical
decompression and fusion (ACDF) in patients diagnosed with radiculopathy with a …

Study Design. Retrospective, observational study. Objective. To examine the costs
associated with nonoperative management (diagnosis and treatment) of cervical …

Study Design: This was a retrospective cohort study. Objective: To characterize the
variability in cost for anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) constructs and to …

Study design. Retrospective cohort study. Objective. To investigate the impact of long
symptom duration (> 24 mo) on patient self-reported outcomes for pain, function, and quality …

Background Disparities in neurosurgical care have emerged as an area of interest when
considering the impact of social determinants on access to health care. Decompression via …

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND CONTEXT Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) has
been considered the gold standard for treating various cervical spine pathologies stemming …

Background Current literature suggests that anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF)
and cervical disc arthroplasty (CDA) have comparable clinical outcomes for the treatment of …

Aims The number of patients undergoing surgery for degenerative cervical radiculopathy
has increased. In many countries, public hospitals have limited capacity. This has resulted in …

Abstract Background Context The typically accepted surgical procedure for cervical disc
pathology has been the anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF), although recent …

Importance Surgical treatment for cervical radiculopathy is increasing. Treatment with motion
preserving anterior cervical disc arthroplasty was introduced to prevent symptomatic …