title: Anterior cervical discectomy without bone graft. Report of 71 cases.
abstract: 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.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000209:etiology; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013126:Spinal Nerve Roots