Background: Spinal surgery is increasingly ... Because of short operative time and moderate postoperative pain, anterior cervical discectomy and fusion with plating (ACDF+P) may be well-suited ...

Usually the first step is conservative treatment. Patients who have radicular symptoms but who do not have weakness or myelopathy can be treated conservatively. Conservative treatment can include ...

A cervical intervertebral disc ... surgery is indicated in cases that fail to respond to conservative treatment. Surgical approaches to the cervical spine are usually anterior or posterior. Currently, ...