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Therapeutics/Prevention
Randomised controlled trial
Cervical arthroplasty compares favourably to ACDF at half-decade follow-up
  1. Rick Sasso
  1. Indiana Spine Group, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
  1. Correspondence to : Dr Rick Sasso, Indiana Spine Group, Indianapolis, IN, 46032, USA; rsasso{at}indianaspinegroup.com

https://doi.org/10.1136/ebmed-2015-110239

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    Commentary on: Phillips FM, Geisler FH, Gilder KM, et al. Long-term outcomes of the US FDA IDE prospective, randomized controlled clinical trial comparing PCM cervical disc arthroplasty with anterior cervical discectomy and fusion. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2015;40:674–83.OpenUrlCrossRef

    Context

    Cervical radiculopathy or mild myelopathy due to a focal retrodiscal disc herniation or osteophyte is traditionally surgically treated with anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF). Cervical arthroplasty may improve functional outcomes and decrease complications and additional surgical procedures. Short-term …

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    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Provenance and peer review Commissioned; internally peer reviewed.