Favourable long-term clinical outcome after anterior cervical discectomy. A study on a series of 125 patients undergoing surgery a mean of 11 years earlier

摘要

Objective This retrospective study assessed long-term clinical outcome in a series of patients undergoing anterior cervical discectomy (ACD) for treatment of myeloradiculopathy secondary to one- to two-level cervical discoarthrosis. To verify concerns about long-term adverse clinical effects following ACD, a review of literature on the topic was also made.