A meta-analysis comparing the results of cervical disc arthroplasty with anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) for the treatment of symptomatic cervical disc disease

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 95, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 555-561

  Gao, Yu ^a   Liu, Ming ^a   Li, Tao ^a   Huang, Fuguo ^a   Tang, Tingting ^a   Xiang, Zhou ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CERVICAL DISCECTOMY AND FUSION; ANTERIOR SPINE FUSION; ARM PAIN; ARTHROPLASTY; ARTICLE; CERVICAL DISC ARTHROPLASTY; CERVICAL DISC DISEASE; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; LENGTH OF STAY; META ANALYSIS; NECK DISABILITY INDEX; NECK PAIN; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; OPERATION DURATION; OPERATIVE BLOOD LOSS; PHASE 1 CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RANGE OF MOTION; REOPERATION; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; SPINE STABILIZATION; SPINE SURGERY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; BLEEDING; CERVICAL SPINE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVALUATION; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; PAIN ASSESSMENT; SPINE FUSION; TOTAL DISC REPLACEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DISKECTOMY; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DEGENERATION; LENGTH OF STAY; OPERATIVE TIME; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REOPERATION; SPINAL FUSION; TOTAL DISC REPLACEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84877106449     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: 15351386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.K.00599     Document Type: Article

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