Aneiba K Author

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Pain Outcomes in Patients after Artificial Disc Replacement versus Fusion in the Cervical Spine: A Systematic Review of Systematic Reviews

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Tashani OA, EL-Tumi HG and Aneiba K

Background: Pain is a major complaint for patients with cervical disc disease and is one of the reasons for surgery. Cervical artificial disc replacement (C-ADR) has been introduced in 2002 to offer an alternative to anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) to treat disc disease in the cervical spine and to reduce dysphagia, dislodgement or fracture in the affected segment or an increase motion at the adjacent levels of the cervical spine. Several studies and reviews attempted in the last decade to compare the two procedures head to head and to evaluate whether the new procedure lead to less complications, better clinical outcomes and more patients’ satisfaction. However, less attention was paid to pain outcomes in these studies. Aim: To evaluate the pain outcomes resulted f... view more»

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