The anterior retropharyngeal approach provides additional exposure to the entire cervical spine in these patients. Our results in 14 cases show the anterior retropharyngeal approach to the upper ...

An anterior approach offers the following advantages: direct decompression of pathologies in the anterior cervical spine (ie, osteophytes, ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament ...

and the anterior approach, in which the intervertebral disc is removed and the remaining vertebral bones are fused to create more space in the spinal canal. This procedure is known as an anterior ...

Back to Healio Patients who underwent either anterior ... to cervical curvature, posterior fixation can achieve effective decompression and maintain or restore stability of the cervical spine ...

Your recovery from cervical myelopathy or radiculopathy surgery will depend primarily on whether your spine surgeon takes an anterior or posterior approach. Your spine surgeon may recommend physical ...

Precision Spine has announced its subsidiary, Spinal USA, has received FDA clearance for a new anterior cervical plate system, according to a news release. The Slimplicity solo anterior cervical plate ...

Fast facts on anterior cervical discectomy: During the procedure, the surgeon operates on the cervical spinal column. People with damaged discs can experience pain, stiffness, and difficulty moving.

Recurrent radiculopathy after anterior cervical discectomy with fusion (ACDF ... No spinal instability or symptom relapse was observed in follow-up. The lateral approach to the cervical spine enables ...

When a spinal fusion is performed, the first thing a coder needs to recognize is the approach or technique that was utilized. With an anterior (front of the body) approach to a cervical fusion the ...

Various techniques have been proposed for the anterior approach to the upper and lower cervical spine. These have included the transoral approach to the atlas and axis, [1,2] the mandible and ...