Anterior or posterior approach in the surgical treatment of cervical radiculopathy; neurosurgeons’ preference in the Netherlands
Objectives: Several surgical techniques are available for the treatment of cervical degenerative disease. For resolving cervical nerve root compression, anterior cervical discectomy with fusion (ACDF) or posterior cervical foraminotomy (PCF) can be applied. Amongst neurosurgeons, there seems to be a tendency to prefer ACDF, even though there are some advantages in favor of PCF. The objective of present study is to evaluate which factors determine the choice for an anterior or posterior surgical approach in patients with cervical radiculopathy based on foraminal pathology. Methods: A web-based... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2021 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery, Vol 23, Iss , Pp 100930- (2021) |
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Elsevier
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Schlagwörter: | Cervical spine / Discectomy / Foraminotomy / Radiculopathy / Survey / Decision-making / Surgery / RD1-811 / Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system / RC346-429 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26801521 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.inat.2020.100930 |