Large Randomized FDA Trials Compare Two Common Procedures used for Cervical Disc Disease and Associated Radiculopathy
Monday, April 11, 2011 - 12:01
in Health & Medicine
Thousands of Americans suffer from episodes of acute or persistent neck and arm pain every year as a result of underlying cervical disc disease. Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) has been the mainstay treatment for many years. This is the largest combined analysis of class 1 data to date comparing the efficacy of artificial disc surgery (arthroplasty) to the ACDF procedure.