Journal of neurosurgery · 1977 · 129 citations · 5 references
MedicineOrthopaedic SurgerySurgeryBone GraftingSpine SurgeryCervical SurgeryAnterior Cervical DecompressionCervical Spine TreatmentCervical Surgical Complications
Anterior cervical discectomy without bone grafting may become the procedure of choice for acute cervical disc protrusions. This operation was performed on 71 patients, all of whom were followed from 1 to 6 years. Complications were minor in nature. The results were excellent and sustained.
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Cervical Disk Rupture: Diagnosis and Therapy
Carl Hirsch · Acta Orthopaedica Scandinavica · 1961 · 72 citations
Anterior Removal of Cervical Disc without Fusion
James T. Robertson · Neurosurgery · 1973 · 51 citations