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Anterior Interbody Fusion for Treatment of Cervical-Disk Conditions FREE

Donald F. Dohn, MD
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Presented as a scientific exhibit at the 19th clinical convention of the American Medical Association, Philadelphia, Nov 28 to Dec 1, 1965.

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From the Department of Neurological Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation.


JAMA. 1966;197(11):897-900. doi:10.1001/jama.1966.03110110121028
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This exhibit is based on a series of 210 anterior-cervical fusion operations performed at the Cleveland Clinic during the past six years. Its purpose is to elucidate the following: clinical manifestations of cervical-disk disease, diagnostic maneuvers useful in selecting patients for surgery, surgical technique, and clinical results.

Anterior-cervical fusion was established as a clinical method for the treatment of cervical-disk problems in 1958.1-3 There have been a number of subsequent reports of clinical experience with the procedure.4-7 One of the difficulties in evaluating the results of the surgical treatment of cervical-disk disease, both from reported series and from the present series, has been the tendency to group together the various types of cervical-disk conditions without distinction regarding the clinical manifestations and disabilities. This has been unfortunate because each type presents different problems in management and the results should be considered separately. An attempt has been made in the

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Cloward, R.B.:  The Anterior Approach for Removal of Ruptured Cervical Discs , J Neurosurg 5:602-617 ( (Nov) ) 1958;.
Smith, G.W., and Robinson, R.A.:  The Treatment of Certain Cervical Spine Disorders by Anterior Removal of the Intervertebral Disc and Interbody Fusion , J Bone Joint Surg 40-A:607-623 ( (June) ) 1958;.
Dereymaeker, A., and Mulier, J.:  La fusion vertebrale par voie ventrale dans la discopathic cervicale , Rev Neurol 99:597-616 (No. (6) ) 1958;.
Robinson, R.A., et al:  The Results of Anterior Interbody Fusion of the Cervical Spine . J Bone Joint Surg 44-A:1569-1586 ( (Dec) ) 1962;.
Stuck, R.M.:  Anterior Cervical Disc Excision and Fusion: Report of the First 200 Consecutive Cases , Rocky Mountain Med J 60:25-30 ( (June) ) 1963;.
Bailey, R.W., and Badgley, C.E.:  Stabilization of the Cervical Spine by Anterior Fusion , J Bone Joint Surg 42-A:565-594 ( (June) ) 1960;.
Herzberger, E.E., et al:  Anterior Interbody Fusion in the Treatment of Certain Disorders of the Cervical Spine , Clin Orthop 24:83:93, 1962;.
Cloward, R.B.:  The Clinical Significance of the Sinuvertebral Nerve of the Cervical Spine in Relation to the Cervical Disk Syndrome , J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiat 23:321-326 ( (Nov) ) 1960;.

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Cloward, R.B.:  The Anterior Approach for Removal of Ruptured Cervical Discs , J Neurosurg 5:602-617 ( (Nov) ) 1958;.
Smith, G.W., and Robinson, R.A.:  The Treatment of Certain Cervical Spine Disorders by Anterior Removal of the Intervertebral Disc and Interbody Fusion , J Bone Joint Surg 40-A:607-623 ( (June) ) 1958;.
Dereymaeker, A., and Mulier, J.:  La fusion vertebrale par voie ventrale dans la discopathic cervicale , Rev Neurol 99:597-616 (No. (6) ) 1958;.
Robinson, R.A., et al:  The Results of Anterior Interbody Fusion of the Cervical Spine . J Bone Joint Surg 44-A:1569-1586 ( (Dec) ) 1962;.
Stuck, R.M.:  Anterior Cervical Disc Excision and Fusion: Report of the First 200 Consecutive Cases , Rocky Mountain Med J 60:25-30 ( (June) ) 1963;.
Bailey, R.W., and Badgley, C.E.:  Stabilization of the Cervical Spine by Anterior Fusion , J Bone Joint Surg 42-A:565-594 ( (June) ) 1960;.
Herzberger, E.E., et al:  Anterior Interbody Fusion in the Treatment of Certain Disorders of the Cervical Spine , Clin Orthop 24:83:93, 1962;.
Cloward, R.B.:  The Clinical Significance of the Sinuvertebral Nerve of the Cervical Spine in Relation to the Cervical Disk Syndrome , J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiat 23:321-326 ( (Nov) ) 1960;.
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