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Acta neurochirurgica · Jul 2017
Anterior cervical discectomy without fusion for a symptomatic cervical disk herniation.
- Judith D de Rooij, Pravesh S Gadjradj, John S Soria van Hoeve, and Biswadjiet S Harhangi.
- Department of Neurosurgery, Erasmus MC: University Medical Center Rotterdam, S-Gravendijkwal 230 HS-205, 3015 CE, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. j.derooij@erasmusmc.nl.
- Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2017 Jul 1; 159 (7): 1283-1287.
BackgroundCervical radiculopathy is characterized by dysfunction of the nerve root usually caused by a cervical disk herniation. The most important symptom is pain, radiating from the neck to the arm. When conservative treatment fails, surgical treatment is indicated to relieve symptoms. During the last decades, multiple fusion techniques have been developed, although without clinical evidence for added value of fusion over non-fusion.MethodsThe surgical procedure of anterior cervical discectomy without fusion is performed step by step, leading to removal of the entire intervertebral disk.ConclusionAnterior cervical discectomy without fusion is a safe and effective treatment for cervical disk herniation.
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