Becker's ASC

2-level spinal fusion in ASCs vs. HOPDs: 5 findings

A new study published in Clinical Spine Surgery compared patients who underwent two-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusions in hospitals and ASCs. The study authors examined 25 patients who ...
Medscape

Two-Level Disc Replacement Reduces Reoperation vs Fusion

SAN FRANCISCO — Patients with 2-level symptomatic cervical disc degeneration fare better in terms of future secondary surgeries when their discs are replaced rather than fused, a new study shows. "We ...
Orthopedics This Week

Location, Location: Why Your ACDF Graft’s Real Estate Matters

Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) may be the most familiar play in the cervical spine playbook, but pseudarthrosis remains its most stubborn plot twist. Despite solid implants, pristine ...
Morningstar

Landmark Clinical Study Published in Spine Demonstrates Superiority of Tissue-Sparing Circumferential Cervical Fusion Over ACDF Alone in Multilevel Cervical Fusion Surgery

Fusion was strictly defined by <2° motion at all levels on flexion-extension radiographs and contiguous bridging bone on thin-slice CT at each level, verified by independent imaging reviewers. At the ...
EurekAlert!

Pseudarthrosis following single-level ACDF is five times more likely when a PEEK interbody device is used

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (OCTOBER 30, 2018). In spine surgery, "arthrodesis" is the term used to describe fusion of adjacent vertebrae following removal of an intervertebral disc. Arthrodesis is achieved ...
Becker's ASC

2-level spinal fusion in ASCs vs. HOPDs: 5 findings

A new study published in Clinical Spine Surgery compared patients who underwent two-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusions in hospitals and ASCs. The study authors examined 25 patients who ...