TY - JOUR T1 - Cervical arthroplasty compares favourably to ACDF at half-decade follow-up JF - Evidence Based Medicine JO - Evid Based Med SP - 15 LP - 15 DO - 10.1136/ebmed-2015-110239 VL - 21 IS - 1 AU - Rick Sasso Y1 - 2016/02/01 UR - http://ebm.bmj.com/content/21/1/15.abstract N2 - 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.OpenUrlCrossRefCervical 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 … ER -