title: Cervical disc herniations. The anterior approach to symptomatic interspace pathology.
abstract: The anterior operative approach to the cervical spine is an excellent and safe operative route for the treatment of symptomatic cervical disc herniations. The authors describe their surgical techniques and clinical results with this approach and discuss the issue of fusion following anterior cervical discectomy for spinal cord and cervical nerve root decompression.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Alabama, Birmingham School of Medicine.
authors.forename: M N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Hadley
authors.forename: V K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Sonntag
mesh_terms: D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D007796:Laminectomy / Q000379:methods*; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D013126:Spinal Nerve Roots / Q000601:surgery