Adjacent segment degeneration after single-level anterior cervical decompression and fusion: Disc space distraction and its impact on clinical outcomes

Kyphotic malalignment after anterior cervical fusion is one of the factors promoting the degenerative process in adjacent intervertebral levels

Akitomo Katsuura, S Hukuda, Yasuo Saruhashi et al. · European Spine Journal · 2001 · 418 citations · Full text

Medicine, Orthopaedic Surgery, Spine Surgery +14

Anterior Cervical Decompression and Fusion Accelerates Adjacent Segment Degeneration

Morio Matsumoto, Eijiro Okada, Daisuke Ichihara et al. · Spine · 2009 · 192 citations

Medicine, Orthopaedic Surgery, Radiology +17

Factors Affecting the Incidence of Symptomatic Adjacent-Level Disease in Cervical Spine After Total Disc Arthroplasty

Pierce D. Nunley, Ajay Jawahar, Eubulus J. Kerr et al. · Spine · 2011 · 137 citations

Medicine, Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery +13

Effect of cervical dynamics on adjacent segment degeneration after anterior cervical fusion with cages

Ahmed Elsawaf, Luciano Mastronardi, Raffaelino Roperto et al. · Neurosurgical Review · 2008 · 104 citations

Medicine, Orthopaedic Surgery, Surgery +12

Comparison of anterior cervical fusion after two-level discectomy or single-level corpectomy: sagittal alignment, cervical lordosis, graft collapse, and adjacent-level ossification

Yung Park, Takeshi Maeda, Woojin Cho et al. · The Spine Journal · 2009 · 104 citations

Medicine, Orthopaedic Surgery, Surgery +9