title: Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion surgery for cervical radiculopathy: is time of essence?
abstract: Burneikiene S, Nelson EL, Mason A, Rajpal S, Villavicencio AT. The duration of symptoms and clinical outcomes in patients undergoing anterior cervical discectomy and fusion for degenerative disc disease and radiculopathy. Spine J 2015;15:427-32 (in this issue).
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Emory Spine Center, Emory University School of Medicine Atlanta, GA, USA. Electronic address: john.rhee@emory.org.
authors.forename: John M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Rhee
mesh_terms: D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000601:surgery*; D017586:Diskectomy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D055959:Intervertebral Disc Degeneration / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D010146:Pain / Q000601:surgery*; D011843:Radiculopathy / Q000601:surgery*; D013123:Spinal Fusion / Q000379:methods*