Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion outcomes
A study from April 2026 (1) compared outcomes among patients having three-level ACDF at C3-C6, C4-C7, or C5-T1. Follow-up was at 3, 6, and 12 months, with MCID measured at one year. Key results: The C5-T1 group had more reoperations at two years than the C4-C7 group. Although C4-C7 patients started with worse arm pain, […]
Is neck surgery designed to prevent further degeneration of the cervical spine always necessary?
Marc Darrow, MD. JD. I frequently see patients who have been told by another physician that they require neck surgery. This procedure, they are told, is necessary to avert further deterioration of their cervical spine. Many of these patients are frightened by the information provided by their doctor. Some have been warned that if their […]