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ISASS: Reoperation rates higher in ACDF patients than C-ADR at 7 year follow-up
345 patients experiencing single-level symptomatic cervical degenerative disc disease were divided into randomized and non-randomized groups. The 209 patients in the randomized group were randomized to undergo either cervical artificial disc replacement (C-ADR) or anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF), in order to compare the reoperation rates of the two surgical procedures. Following evaluations over a 7 year period, results indicated that the overall reoperation rate was lower in patients who underwent C-ADR in comparison to ACDF.
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