Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion is a surgical procedure performed to remove a herniated or degenerative disc in the cervical spine. While this procedure has been present in hospitals for some ...

Patients who underwent anterior cervical discectomy and fusion had an average time to new diagnosis of 479 days vs. 878 days for the nonoperative group, according to Dowling.

Richard D. Guyer, MD, presented an interesting paper looking at the results of two-level cervical arthroplasty compared with anterior cervical discectomy and fusion.

Cite this: Comparison of Inpatient vs. Outpatient Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion: A Retrospective Case Series - Medscape - Mar 05, 2009.

(HealthDay News) — Anterior cervical discectomy without fusion (ACD) may be the most effective and cost-effective alternative for the treatment of one-level cervical disc disease, according to ...