Talk to your doctor about the possible complications of surgery before you have ACDF surgery ... two weeks after your surgery for a follow-up appointment. You should be able to do daily activities ...

Some of the most common complications include: difficulty swallowing bruising increased spinal cord compression In some cases, the fusion may not work ... requiring surgery after ACDF surgery ...

Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) is an operation to remove a degenerative or herniated disc from the neck. After ... risk of ACDF surgery comes from the anesthesia, not the surgery ...

After the disc replacement surgery ... 11% for the ACDF group and approximately 6.5% for the investigational arm,” Shaffrey said. He noted there were some small, but not statistically ...

Back to Healio NEW ORLEANS — Investigators from three U.S. centers studying 24-month postoperative clinical outcomes after anterior ... surgery found they were typically not affected by ...

With the opioid epidemic front of mind for ambulatory surgery center leaders, a study in the International Journal of Spine Surgery researched if hospital surgery centers or ASCs prescribed more ...

With the opioid epidemic front of mind for ambulatory surgery center leaders, a study in the International Journal of Spine Surgery researched if hospital surgery centers or ASCs prescribed more ...