Table 1.
List of the 100 most-cited articles in anterior cervical decompression and fusion.
| Rank | Article | Country | Total citations | Citations in last 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Silber J. S, Anderson D. G, Daffner S. D, et al. Donor site morbidity after anterior iliac crest bone harvest for single-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion. Spine 2003; 28(2): 134–139. | United States | 660 | 137 |
| 2 | Fountas Kostas N, Kapsalaki Eftychia Z, Nikolakakos Leonidas G, et al. Anterior cervical Discectomy and fusion associated complications. Spine 2007; 32(21): 2310–2317. | United States | 604 | 234 |
| 3 | Mummaneni Praveen V, Burkus J, Kenneth, Haid Regis W, et al. Clinical and radiographic analysis of cervical disc arthroplasty compared with allograft fusion: a randomized controlled clinical trial. Journal of Neurosurgery-Spine 2007; 6(3): 198–209. | United States | 437 | 98 |
| 4 | Murrey, Daniel, Janssen, Michael, Delamarter, Rick, et al. Results of the prospective, randomized, controlled multicenter Food and Drug Administration investigational, device exemption study of the ProDisc-C total disc replacement versus anterior discectomy and fusion for the treatment of 1-level symptomatic cervical disc disease. Spine Journal 2009; 9(4): 275–286. | United States | 403 | 97 |
| 5 | Heller John G, Sasso, Rick C, Papadopoulos Stephen M, et al. Comparison of BRYAN Cervical Disc Arthroplasty With Anterior Cervical Decompression and Fusion Clinical and Radiographic Results of a Randomized, Controlled, Clinical Trial. Spine 2009; 34(2): 101–107. | United States | 381 | 104 |
| 6 | Kaiser M. G, Haid, R. W, Subach, B. R, et al. Anterior cervical plating enhances arthrodesis after discectomy and fusion with cortical allograft. Neurosurgery 2002; 50(2): 229–236. | United States | 326 | 67 |
| 7 | Fraser. Jusun F, Haertl. Roger. Anterior approaches to fusion of the cervical spine: a metaanalysis of fusion rates. Journal of Neurosurgery-Spine 2007; 6(4): 298–303. | United States | 312 | 104 |
| 8 | Matsunaga S, Kabayama S, Yamamoto T, et al. Strain on intervertebral discs after anterior cervical decompression and fusion. Spine 1999; 24(7): 670–675. | Japan | 264 | 40 |
| 9 | Hacker RJ, Cauthen JC, Gilbert TJ, et al. A prospective randomized multicenter clinical evaluation of an anterior cervical fusion cage. Spine 2000; 25(20): 2646–2654. | United States | 224 | 37 |
| 10 | Perri Brian, Cooper Martin, Lauryssen Carl, et al. Adverse swelling associated with use of rh-BMP-2 in anterior cervical discectomy and fusion: a case study. Spine Journal 2007; 7(2): 235–239. | United States | 193 | 30 |
| 11 | Parker Scott L, Godil Saniya S, Shah David N, et al. Assessment of the minimum clinically important difference in pain, disability, and quality of life after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion Clinical article. Journal of Neurosurgery-Spine 2013; 18(2): 154–160. | United States | 191 | 109 |
| 12 | Gercek E, Arlet V, Delisle J, et al. Subsidence of stand-alone cervical cages in anterior interbody fusion: warning. European Spine Journal 2003; 12(5): 513–516. | Canada | 189 | 55 |
| 13 | Riley LH, Skolasky RL, Albert TJ, et al. Dysphagia after anterior cervical decompression and fusion - Prevalence and risk factors from a longitudinal cohort study. Spine 2005; 30(22): 2564–2569. | United States | 184 | 58 |
| 14 | Oglesby Matthew, Fineberg Steven J, Patel Alpesh A, et al. Epidemiological Trends in Cervical Spine Surgery for Degenerative Diseases Between 2002 and 2009. Spine 2013; 38(14): 1226–1232. | United States | 169 | 115 |
| 15 | Kim Seok Woo, Limson Marc Anthony, Kim, Soo-Bum, et al. Comparison of radiographic changes after ACDF versus Bryan disc arthroplasty in single and bi-level cases. European Spine Journal 2009; 18(2): 218–231. | South Korea | 173 | 37 |
| 16 | Samartzis D, Shen F H, Goldberg E J, et al. Is autograft the gold standard in achieving radiographic fusion in one-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion with rigid anterior plate fixation? Spine 2005; 30(15): 1756–1761. | United States | 171 | 46 |
| 17 | Marawar Satyajit, Girardi Federico P, Sama Andrew A, et al. National Trends in Anterior Cervical Fusion Procedures. Spine 2010; 35(15): 1454–1459. | United States | 161 | 83 |
| 18 | Zigler Jack E, Delamarter Rick, Murrey Dan, et al. ProDisc-C and Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion as Surgical Treatment for Single-Level Cervical Symptomatic Degenerative Disc Disease Five-Year Results of a Food and Drug Administration Study. Spine 2013; 38(3): 203–209. | United States | 161 | 69 |
| 19 | Buttermann, Glenn Robin. Prospective nonrandomized comparison of an allograft with bone morphogenic protein versus an iliac-crest autograft in anterior cervical discectomy and fusion. Spine Journal 2008; 8(3): 426–435. | United States | 157 | 32 |
| 20 | Boakye M, Mummaneni P V, Garrett M, et al. Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion involving a polyetheretherketone spacer and bone morphogenetic protein. Journal of Neurosurgery-Spine 2005; 2(5): 521–525. | United States | 155 | 22 |
| 21 | Chiles BW, Leonard MA, Choudhri HF, et al. Cervical spondylotic myelopathy: Patterns of neurological deficit and recovery after anterior cervical decompression. Neurosurgery 1999; 44(4): 762–769. | United States | 151 | 43 |
| 22 | Matsumoto Morio, Okada Eijiro, Ichihara Daisuke, et al. Anterior Cervical Decompression and Fusion Accelerates Adjacent Segment Degeneration Comparison With Asymptomatic Volunteers in a Ten-Year Magnetic Resonance Imaging Follow-up Study. Spine 2010; 35(1): 36–43. | Japan | 149 | 52 |
| 23 | Vavruch L, Hedlund R, Javid D, et al. A prospective randomized comparison between the Cloward procedure and a carbon fiber cage in the cervical spine - A clinical and radiologic study. Spine 2002; 27(16): 1694–1701. | Sweden | 148 | 31 |
| 24 | Song Kyung-Jin, Taghavi Cyrus E, Lee Kwang-Bok, et al. The Efficacy of Plate Construct Augmentation Versus Cage Alone in Anterior Cervical Fusion. Spine 2009; 34(26): 2886–2892. | South Korea | 146 | 60 |
| 25 | Samartzis Dino, Shen Francis H, Matthews Don K, et al. Comparison of allograft to autograft in multilevel anterior cervical discectomy and fusion with rigid plate fixation. Spine Journal 2003; 3(6): 451–459. | United States | 141 | 42 |
| 26 | Sasso Rick C, Smucker Joseph D, Hacker Robert J, et al. Clinical outcomes of BRYAN cervical disc arthroplasty: A prospective, randomized, controlled, multicenter trial with 24-month follow-up. Journal of Spinal Disorders & Techniques 2007; 20(7): 481–491. | United States | 141 | 30 |
| 27 | Rihn Jeffrey A, Kane Justin, Albert Todd J, et al. What Is the Incidence and Severity of Dysphagia After Anterior Cervical Surgery? Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research 2011; 469(3): 658–665. | United States | 135 | 65 |
| 28 | Davis Reginald J, Nunley Pierce Dalton, Kim Kee D, et al. Two-level total disc replacement with Mobi-C cervical artificial disc versus anterior discectomy and fusion: a prospective, randomized, controlled multicenter clinical trial with 4-year follow-up results. Journal of Neurosurgery-Spine 2015; 22(1): 15–25. | United States | 133 | 75 |
| 29 | Niu Chi-Chien, Liao Jen-Chung, Chen Wen-Jer. Outcomes of Interbody Fusion Cages Used in 1 and 2-levels Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion Titanium Cages Versus Polyetheretherketone (PEEK) Cages. Journal of Spinal Disorders & Techniques 2010; 23(5): 310–316. | China | 133 | 52 |
| 30 | Phillips Frank M, Geisler Fred H, Gilder Kye M, et al. Long-term Outcomes of the US FDA IDE Prospective, Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial Comparing PCM Cervical Disc Arthroplasty With Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion. Spine 2015; 40(10): 674–683. | United States | 130 | 89 |
| 31 | Davis Reginald J, Kim, Kee D, Hisey Michael S, et al. Cervical total disc replacement with the Mobi-C cervical artificial disc compared with anterior discectomy and fusion for treatment of 2-level symptomatic degenerative disc disease: a prospective, randomized, controlled multicenter clinical trial. Journal of Neurosurgery-Spine 2013; 19(5): 532–545. | United States | 130 | 61 |
| 32 | Veeravagu Anand, Cole Tyler, Jiang Bowen, et al. Revision rates and complication incidence in single- and multilevel anterior cervical discectomy and fusion procedures: an administrative database study. Spine Journal 2014; 14(7): 1125–1131. | United States | 127 | 84 |
| 33 | Jawahar Ajay, Cavanaugh David A, Kerr Eubulus J 3rd, et al. Total disc arthroplasty does not affect the incidence of adjacent segment degeneration in cervical spine: results of 93 patients in three prospective randomized clinical trials. Spine Journal 2010; 10(12): 1043–1048. | United States | 126 | 30 |
| 34 | Samartzis Dino, Shen Francis H, Lyon Craig, et al. Does rigid instrumentation increase the fusion rate in one-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion? Spine journal 2004; 4(6): 636–643. | United States | 126 | 27 |
| 35 | Phillips Frank M, Lee Joe Y B, Geisler Fred H, et al. A Prospective, Randomized, Controlled Clinical Investigation Comparing PCM Cervical Disc Arthroplasty With Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion 2-Year Results From the US FDA IDE Clinical Trial. Spine 2013; 38(15): E907–E918. | United States | 125 | 52 |
| 36 | Shin Dong Ah, Yi Seong, Yoon Do Heum, et al. Artificial Disc Replacement Combined With Fusion Versus Two-Level Fusion in Cervical Two-Level Disc Disease. Spine 2009; 34(11): 1153–1159. | South Korea | 120 | 34 |
| 37 | Ruetten Sebastian, Komp Martin, Merk Harry. Full-endoscopic anterior decompression versus conventional anterior decompression and fusion in cervical disc herniations. International Orthopaedics 2009; 33(6): 1677–1682. | Germany | 117 | 61 |
| 38 | Lin Qiushui, Zhou Xuhui, Wang Xinwei, et al. A comparison of anterior cervical discectomy and corpectomy in patients with multilevel cervical spondylotic myelopathy. European Spine Journal 2012; 21(3): 474–481. | China | 113 | 25 |
| 39 | Delamarter Rick B, Zigler Jack. Five-Year Reoperation Rates, Cervical Total Disc Replacement Versus Fusion, Results of a Prospective Randomized Clinical Trial. Spine 2013; 38(9): 711–717. | United States | 112 | 56 |
| 40 | Hilibrand AS, Fye MA, Emery SE, et al. Impact of smoking on the outcome of anterior cervical arthrodesis with interbody or strut-grafting. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery-American Volume 2001; 83A(5): 668–673. | United States | 111 | 42 |
| 41 | Coric Domagoj, Kim Paul K, Clemente Jonathan D, et al. Prospective randomized study of cervical arthroplasty and anterior cervical discectomy and fusion with long-term follow-up: results in 74 patients from a single site. Journal of Neurosurgery-Spine 2013; 18(1): 36–42. | United States | 109 | 42 |
| 42 | Tumialan Luis M, Pan Jeff, Rodts Gerald E, et al. The safety and efficacy of anterior cervical discectomy and fusion with polyetheretherketone spacer and recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2: a review of 200 patients. Journal of Neurosurgery-Spine 2008; 8(6): 529–535. | United States | 108 | 20 |
| 43 | Janssen Michael E, Zigler Jack E, Spivak Jeffrey M, et al. ProDisc-C Total Disc Replacement Versus Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion for Single-Level Symptomatic Cervical Disc Disease Seven-Year Follow-up of the Prospective Randomized US Food and Drug Administration Investigational Device Exemption Study. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery-American Volume 2015; 97A(21): 1738–1747. | United States | 106 | 79 |
| 44 | Wu Wen-Jian, Jiang Lei-Sheng, Liang Yu, et al. Cage subsidence does not, but cervical lordosis improvement does affect the long-term results of anterior cervical fusion with stand-alone cage for degenerative cervical disc disease: a retrospective study. European Spine Journal 2012; 21(7): 1374–1382. | China | 104 | 52 |
| 45 | Mummaneni Praveen V, Kaiser Michael G, Matz Paul G, et al. Cervical surgical techniques for the treatment of cervical spondylotic myelopathy. Journal of Neurosurgery-Spine 2009; 11(2): 130–141. | United States | 103 | 31 |
| 46 | McAfee Paul C, Cappuccino Andrew, Cunningham Bryan W, et al. Lower Incidence of Dysphagia With Cervical Arthroplasty Compared With ACDF in a Prospective Randomized Clinical Trial. Journal of Spinal Disorders & Techniques 2010; 23(1): 1–8. | United States | 103 | 28 |
| 47 | Zhang Xuesong, Zhang Xuelian, Chen Chao, et al. Randomized, Controlled, Multicenter, Clinical Trial Comparing BRYAN Cervical Disc Arthroplasty With Anterior Cervical Decompression and Fusion in China. Spine 2012; 37(6): 433–438. | China | 102 | 29 |
| 48 | Floyd T, Ohnmeiss D. A meta-analysis of autograft versus allograft in anterior cervical fusion. European Spine Journal 2000; 9(5): 398–403. | United States | 100 | 15 |
| 49 | Shriver Michael F, Lewis Daniel J, Kshettry Varun R, et al. Pseudoarthrosis rates in anterior cervical discectomy and fusion: a meta-analysis. Spine Journal 2015; 15(9): 2016–2027. | United States | 96 | 74 |
| 50 | Valencia Maldonado Carlos, Diaz-Romero Paz Ricardo, Balhen Martin Claudia. Adjacent-level degeneration after cervical disc arthroplasty versus fusion. European Spine Journal 2011; 20: 403–407. | Spain | 95 | 36 |
| 51 | Gao Yu, Liu Ming, Li Tao, et al. A Meta-Analysis Comparing the Results of Cervical Disc Arthroplasty with Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion (ACDF) for the Treatment of Symptomatic Cervical Disc Disease. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery-American Volume 2013; 95A(6): 555–561. | China | 94 | 29 |
| 52 | Jagannathan Jay, Shaffrey Christopher L, Oskouian Rod J, et al. Radiographic and clinical outcomes following single-level anterior cervical discectomy and allograft fusion without plate placement or cervical collar. Journal of Neurosurgery-Spine 2008; 8(5): 420–428. | United States | 93 | 35 |
| 53 | Park Daniel K, Lin Eric L, Phillips Frank M. Index and Adjacent Level Kinematics After Cervical Disc Replacement and Anterior Fusion In Vivo Quantitative Radiographic Analysis. Spine 2011; 36(9): 721–730. | United States | 93 | 25 |
| 54 | Dowd GC, Wirth FP. Anterior cervical discectomy: is fusion necessary? Journal of Neurosurgery 1999; 90(1): 8–12. | United States | 92 | 21 |
| 55 | Park Dong-Hyuk, Ramakrishnan Prem, Cho Tai-Hyoung, et al. Effect of lower two-level anterior cervical fusion on the superior adjacent level. Journal of Neurosurgery-Spine 2007; 7(3): 336–340. | South Korea | 92 | 19 |
| 56 | Wirth FP, Dowd GC, Sanders HF, et al. Cervical discectomy - A prospective analysis of three operative techniques. World Neurosurgery 2000; 53(4): 340–346. | United States | 91 | 26 |
| 57 | Elsawaf Ahmed, Mastronardi Luciano, Roperto Raffaelino, et al. Effect of cervical dynamics on adjacent segment degeneration after anterior cervical fusion with cages. Neurosurgical Review 2009; 32(2): 215–224. | Italy | 90 | 28 |
| 58 | Suchomel P, Barsa P, Buchvald P, et al. Autologous versus allogenic bone grafts in instrumented anterior cervical discectomy and fusion: a prospective study with respect to bone union pattern. European Spine Journal 2004; 13(6): 510–515. | Czech Republic | 89 | 27 |
| 59 | Iyer Sravisht, Kim Han Jo. Cervical radiculopathy. Current reviews in musculoskeletal medicine 2016; 9(3): 272–280. | United States | 88 | 77 |
| 60 | Cabraja Mario, Oezdemir Soner, Koeppen Daniel, et al. Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion: Comparison of titanium and polyetheretherketone cages. Bmc Musculoskeletal Disorders 2012; 13: 172. | Germany | 88 | 44 |
| 61 | Park Moon Soo, Kelly Michael P, Lee Dong-Ho, et al. Sagittal alignment as a predictor of clinical adjacent segment pathology requiring surgery after anterior cervical arthrodesis. Spine Journal 2014; 14(7): 1228–1234. | South Korea | 87 | 64 |
| 62 | Oh Min Chul, Zhang Ho Yeol, Park Jeong Yoon, et al. Two-Level Anterior Cervical Discectomy Versus One-Level Corpectomy in Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy. Spine 2009; 34(7): 692–696. | South Korea | 87 | 25 |
| 63 | Pollock Raymond, Alcelik Ilhan, Bhatia Chandra, et al. Donor site morbidity following iliac crest bone harvesting for cervical fusion: a comparison between minimally invasive and open techniques. European Spine Journal 2008; 17(6): 845–852. | United Kingdom | 86 | 24 |
| 64 | McAfee Paul C, Reah Chris, Gilder Kye, et al. A Meta-Analysis of Comparative Outcomes Following Cervical Arthroplasty or Anterior Cervical Fusion Results From 4 Prospective Multicenter Randomized Clinical Trials and Up to 1226 Patients. Spine 2012; 37(11): 943–952. | United States | 86 | 18 |
| 65 | Hisey Michael S, Bae Hyun W, Davis Reginald J, et al. Prospective, Randomized Comparison of Cervical Total Disk Replacement Versus Anterior Cervical Fusion Results at 48 Months Follow-up. Journal of Spinal Disorders & Techniques 2015; 28(4): E237–E243. | United States | 85 | 41 |
| 66 | Park Yung, Maeda Takeshi, Cho Woojin, et al. Comparison of anterior cervical fusion after two-level discectomy or single-level corpectomy: sagittal alignment, cervical lordosis, graft collapse, and adjacent-level ossification. Spine Journal 2010; 10(3): 193–199. | South Korea | 85 | 26 |
| 67 | McGirt Matthew J, Godil Saniya S, Asher Anthony L, et al. Quality analysis of anterior cervical discectomy and fusion in the outpatient versus inpatient setting: analysis of 7288 patients from the NSQIP database. Neurosurgical Focus 2015; 39(6): E9. | United States | 84 | 63 |
| 68 | Song Kyung-Jin, Lee Kwang-Bok, Song Ji-Hoon. Efficacy of multilevel anterior cervical discectomy and fusion versus corpectomy and fusion for multilevel cervical spondylotic myelopathy: a minimum 5-year follow-up study. European Spine Journal 2012; 21(8): 1551–1557. | South Korea | 83 | 36 |
| 69 | Liu Yang, Hou Yang, Yang Lili, et al. Comparison of 3 Reconstructive Techniques in the Surgical Management of Multilevel Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy. Spine 2012; 37(23): E1450–E1458. | China | 82 | 35 |
| 70 | Fehlings Michael G, Arvin Babak. Surgical management of cervical degenerative disease: the evidence related to indications, impact, and outcome. Journal of Neurosurgery-Spine 2009; 11(2): 97–100. | Canada | 82 | 26 |
| 71 | Beaurain J, Bernard P, Dufour T, et al. Intermediate clinical and radiological results of cervical TDR (Mobi-C (R)) with up to 2 years of follow-up. European Spine Journal 2009; 18(6): 841–850. | France | 82 | 16 |
| 72 | Chang Ung-Kyu, Kim Daniel H, Lee Max C, et al. Range of motion change after cervical arthroplasty with ProDisc-C and Prestige artificial discs compared with anterior cervical discectomy and fusion. Journal of Neurosurgery-Spine 2007; 7(1): 40–46. | South Korea | 82 | 11 |
| 73 | Adamson Tim, Godil Saniya S, Mehrlich Melissa, et al. Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion in the outpatient ambulatory surgery setting compared with the inpatient hospital setting: analysis of 1000 consecutive cases. Journal of Neurosurgery-Spine 2016; 24(6): 878–884. | United States | 81 | 69 |
| 74 | Vaccaro Alexander, Beutler William, Peppelman Walter, et al. Clinical Outcomes With Selectively Constrained SECURE-C Cervical Disc Arthroplasty Two-Year Results From a Prospectivei, Randomized, Controlled, Multicenter Investigational Device Exemption Study. Spine 2013; 38(26): 2227–2239. | United States | 81 | 45 |
| 75 | Cho Samuel K, Riew K Daniel. Adjacent Segment Disease Following Cervical Spine Surgery. Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2013; 21(1): 3–11. | United States | 81 | 31 |
| 76 | Anakwenze Okechukwu A, Auerbach Joshua D, Milby Andrew H, et al. Sagittal Cervical Alignment After Cervical Disc Arthroplasty and Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion Results of a Prospective, Randomized, Controlled Trial. Spine 2009; 34(19): 2001–2007. | United States | 81 | 25 |
| 77 | Radcliff Kris, Coric Domagoj, Albert Todd. Five-year clinical results of cervical total disc replacement compared with anterior discectomy and fusion for treatment of 2-level symptomatic degenerative disc disease: a prospective, randomized, controlled, multicenter investigational device exemption clinical trial. Journal of Neurosurgery-Spine 2016; 25(2): 213–224. | United States | 79 | 61 |
| 78 | Verma Kushagra, Gandhi Sapan D, Maltenfort Mitchell, et al. Rate of Adjacent Segment Disease in Cervical Disc Arthroplasty Versus Single-Level Fusion Meta-analysis of Prospective Studies. Spine 2013; 38(26): 2253–2257. | United States | 79 | 38 |
| 79 | Lied Bjarne, Roenning Paal Andre, Sundseth Jarle, et al. Anterior cervical discectomy with fusion in patients with cervical disc degeneration: a prospective outcome study of 258 patients (181 fused with autologous bone graft and 77 fused with a PEEK cage). Bmc Surgery 2010; 10: 10. | Norway | 79 | 22 |
| 80 | Liao Jen-Chung, Niu Chi-Chien, Chen Wen-Jer, et al. Polyetheretherketone (PEEK) cage filled with cancellous allograft in anterior cervical discectomy and fusion. International Orthopaedics 2008; 32(5): 643–648. | China | 78 | 22 |
| 81 | van Jonbergen Hans-Peter W, Spruit Maarten, Anderson Patricia G, et al. Anterior cervical interbody fusion with a titanium box cage: early radiological assessment of fusion and subsidence. Spine Journal 2005; 5(6): 645–649. | Netherlands | 78 | 15 |
| 82 | Moreland Douglas B, Asch Harold L, Clabeaux David E, et al. Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion with implantable titanium cage: initial impressions, patient outcomes and comparison to fusion with allograft. Spine Journal 2004; 4(2): 184–191. | United States | 78 | 12 |
| 83 | Zdeblick T A, Cooke M E, Kunz D N, et al. Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion using a porous hydroxyapatite bone graft substitute. Spine 1994; 19(20): 2348–2357. | United States | 78 | 11 |
| 84 | van Eck Carola F, Regan Conor, Donaldson William F, et al. The Revision Rate and Occurrence of Adjacent Segment Disease After Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion. Spine 2014; 39(26): 2143–2147. | United States | 77 | 28 |
| 85 | Nassr Ahmad, Lee Joon Y, Bashir Rubin S, et al. Does Incorrect Level Needle Localization During Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion Lead to Accelerated Disc Degeneration? Spine 2009; 34(2): 189–192. | United States | 77 | 25 |
| 86 | Kelly Michael P, Mok James M, Frisch Richard F, et al. Adjacent Segment Motion After Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion Versus ProDisc-C Cervical Total Disk Arthroplasty. Spine 2011; 36(15): 1171–1179. | United States | 77 | 20 |
| 87 | Liu Yang, Qi Min, Chen Huajiang, et al. Comparative analysis of complications of different reconstructive techniques following anterior decompression for multilevel cervical spondylotic myelopathy. European Spine Journal 2012; 21(12): 2428–2435. | China | 76 | 28 |
| 88 | Nanda Anil, Sharma Mayur, Sonig Ashish, et al. Surgical Complications of Anterior Cervical Diskectomy and Fusion for Cervical Degenerative Disk Disease: A Single Surgeon's Experience of 1576 Patients. World Neurosurgery 2014; 82(6). | United States | 75 | 43 |
| 89 | Hisey Michael S, Zigler Jack E, Jackson Robert, et al. Prospective, Randomized Comparison of One-level Mobi-C Cervical Total Disc Replacement vs. Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion: Results at 5-year Follow-up. International journal of spine surgery 2016; 10: 10–10. | United States | 74 | 63 |
| 90 | Hisey Michael S, Bae Hyun W, Davis Reginald, et al. Multi-center, prospective, randomized, controlled investigational device exemption clinical trial comparing Mobi-C Cervical Artificial Disc to anterior discectomy and fusion in the treatment of symptomatic degenerative disc disease in the cervical spine. International journal of spine surgery 2014; 8: 7. | United States | 73 | 47 |
| 91 | Villavicencio Alan T, Pushchak Evan, Burneikiene, Sigita, et al. The safety of instrumented outpatient anterior cervical discectomy and fusion. Spine Journal 2007; 7(2): 148–153. | United States | 73 | 44 |
| 92 | Radcliff Kris, Davis Reginald J, Hisey Michael S, et al. Long-term Evaluation of Cervical Disc Arthroplasty with the Mobi-C© Cervical Disc: A Randomized, Prospective, Multicenter Clinical Trial with Seven-Year Follow-up. International Journal of Spine Surgery 2017; 11(4): 31. | United States | 72 | 69 |
| 93 | Gornet Matthew F, Burkus J Kenneth, Shaffrey Mark E, et al. Cervical disc arthroplasty with PRESTIGE LP disc versus anterior cervical discectomy and fusion: a prospective, multicenter investigational device exemption study. Journal of Neurosurgery-Spine 2015; 23(5): 558–573. | United States | 72 | 51 |
| 94 | Peolsson Anneli, Peolsson Michael. Predictive factors for long-term outcome of anterior cervical decompression and fusion: a multivariate data analysis. European Spine Journal 2008; 17(3): 406–414. | Sweden | 72 | 30 |
| 95 | Saifi Comron, Fein Arielle W, Cazzulino Alejandro, et al. Trends in resource utilization and rate of cervical disc arthroplasty and anterior cervical discectomy and fusion throughout the United States from 2006 to 2013. Spine Journal 2018; 18(6): 1022–1029. | United States | 71 | 71 |
| 96 | Memtsoudis Stavros G, Hughes Alexander, Ma Yan, et al. Increased In-hospital Complications After Primary Posterior versus Primary Anterior Cervical Fusion. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research 2011; 469(3): 649–657. | United States | 70 | 30 |
| 97 | Thorell W, Cooper J, Hellbusch L, et al. The long-term clinical outcome of patients undergoing anterior cervical discectomy with and without intervertebral bone graft placement. Neurosurgery 1998; 43(2): 268–273; discussion 273–264. | United States | 70 | 7 |
| 98 | Lovecchio Francis, Hsu Wellington K, Smith Timothy R, et al. Predictors of Thirty-Day Readmission After Anterior Cervical Fusion. Spine 2014; 39(2): 127–133. | United States | 69 | 42 |
| 99 | Peolsson A, Hedlund R, Vavruch L, et al. Predictive factors for the outcome of anterior cervical decompression and fusion. European Spine Journal 2003; 12(3): 274–280. | Sweden | 68 | 19 |
| 100 | Gruskay Jordan A, Fu, Michael, Basques Bryce A, et al. Factors Affecting Length of Stay and Complications After Elective Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion A Study of 2164 Patients From The American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Project Database (ACS NSQIP). Clinical Spine Surgery 2016; 29(1): E34–E42. | United States | 66 | 50 |