Patient satisfaction after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion is primarily driven by relieving pain.

  • Christian Hessler
  • Katharina Boysen
  • Jan Regelsberger
  • Eik Vettorazzi
  • Dietrich Winkler
  • Manfred Westphal

Abstract

A prospective follow-up study of patients with anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) for single-level cervical disc disease was conducted to determine the extent of impact of pain, sensory function, motor function, and range of motion (ROM) of the neck on patient satisfaction after ACDF.

Bibliographical data

Original languageEnglish
Article number5
ISSN0749-8047
Publication statusPublished - 2012
pubmed 22193847