380 patients with cervical radiculopathy due to cervical disc disease were allocated to undergo either cervical disc arthroplasty (CDA) with a SECURE-C Cervical artificial disc or conventional anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF). The purpose of this study was to examine and compare rates of subsequent surgery on one or more adjacent segments. Results demonstrated lower rates of subsequent surgery at adjacent levels in the CDA group compared to the ACDF group at 2, 5, and 7 years postoperatively.
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