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Surgical Technique of Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion (ACDF)

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  • Bohlman HH, Emery SE, Goodfellow DB, Jones PK. Robinson anterior cervical discectomy and arthrodesis for cervical radiculopathy: long-term follow-up of one hundred and twenty-two patients. J Bone Surg (Am). 1993;75:1298–307.

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  • Hilibrand AS, Fye MA, Emery SE, Palumbo MA, Bohlman HH. Increased rate of arthrodesis with strut grafting after multilevel anterior cervical decompression. Spine. 2002;27:146–51.

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  • Chang SW, Kakarla UK, Maughan PH, DeSanto J, Fox D, Theodore N, et al. Four-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion with plate fixation: radiographic and clinical results. Neurosurgery. 2010;66(4):639–46.

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  1. Department of Spinal Surgery, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, UK

    Abhay S. Rao

  2. Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, UK

    Antony L. R. Michael

  3. Department of Neurosurgery, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, UK

    Jake Timothy

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  1. Unit of Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery, Leeds General Infirmary, Great George Street, Leeds, LS1 3EX, United Kingdom

    Peter V. Giannoudis

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Rao, A.S., Michael, A.L.R., Timothy, J. (2011). Surgical Technique of Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion (ACDF). In: Giannoudis, P. (eds) Practical Procedures in Elective Orthopedic Surgery. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-85729-820-1_28

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