Assessment of Adjacent-Segment Deoeneration in and Between Patients Treated with Anterior or Posterior Cervical Simple Discectomy


Acikbas S. C., Ermol C., AKYÜZ M., Tuncer R.

TURKISH NEUROSURGERY, vol.20, no.3, pp.334-340, 2010 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus, TRDizin)

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 20 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2010
  • Journal Name: TURKISH NEUROSURGERY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.334-340
  • Keywords: Cervical spine, Cervical discectomy, Adjacent segment degeneration, Cervical disc degeneration, TERM-FOLLOW-UP, ASYMPTOMATIC SUBJECTS, INTERBODY FUSION, RADICULOPATHY, SPINE, ARTHRODESIS, MYELOPATHY, DISCECTOMY, DISK
  • Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

AIM:The authors compared the incidence of radiologically documented and/or symptomatic adjacent segment degeneration in and between patients who underwent anterior or posterior single-level, simple discectomy.