Anterior cervical discectomy without bone graft. Report of 71 cases.
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.
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