title: Treatment of Single-Level Cervical Spondylosis: Cervical Disk Arthroplasty Versus Anterior Cervical Decompression and Fusion.
abstract: A meta-analysis was performed to compare cervical arthroplasty with anterior cervical diskectomy and fusion for single-level cervical spondylosis. A comprehensive search was conducted with PubMed, Embase, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials from January 1, 2000, to April 30, 2015. Random-effects models were used for heterogeneous data. Fixed-effects models were used for pooled nonheterogeneous data. Mean difference or standard mean difference was used for continuous outcomes, and odds ratio, risk ratio, or risk difference was used for dichotomous outcomes. [Orthopedics. 2017; 40(1):e23-e34.].
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.forename: Chusong
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Dongying
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Jin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.forename: Liu-Zhu
authors.initials: LZ
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Mingxin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wu
mesh_terms: D001178:Arthroplasty / Q000379:methods*; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000601:surgery*; D019299:Decompression, Surgical / Q000379:methods*; D017586:Diskectomy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007403:Intervertebral Disc / Q000601:surgery*; D055959:Intervertebral Disc Degeneration / Q000601:surgery*; D013123:Spinal Fusion / Q000379:methods*; D055009:Spondylosis / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome