Dr. Shim explains what Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion ( ACDF ) surgery is and the pros and cons of getting it.

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0:00 What is ACDF?
2:21 Why get ACDF
3:14 What are the concerns?
3:36 Research

Citations:

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Clarke MJ, Ecker RD, Krauss WE, McClelland RL, Dekutoski MB. Samesegment and adjacentsegment disease following posterior cervical foraminotomy. J Neurosurg Spine. 2007 Jan;6(1):59. PubMed PMID: 17233284

Platt A, Gerard CS, O'Toole JE. Comparison of outcomes following minimally invasive and open posterior cervical foraminotomy: description of minimally invasive technique and review of literature. J Spine Surg. 2020 Mar;6(1):243251. PubMed PMID: 32309662

Leveque JC, MarongCeesay B, Cooper T, Howe CR. Diagnosis and Treatment of Cervical Radiculopathy and Myelopathy. Phys Med Rehabil Clin N Am. 2015 Aug;26(3):491511. PubMed PMID: 26231961

Woods BI, Hilibrand AS. Cervical radiculopathy: epidemiology, etiology, diagnosis, and treatment. J Spinal Disord Tech. 2015 Jun;28(5):E2519. PubMed PMID: 25985461

Additional References:

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