Biomechanical comparison of percutaneous posterior endoscopic cervical discectomy and anterior cervical decompression and fusion on the treatment of cervical spondylotic radiculopathy

Abstract Background Cervical spondylotic radiculopathy is a common spinal disease. The traditional surgical treatment consists of anterior cervical decompression and fusion (ACDF), but it presents problems such as trauma and fusion complications. Percutaneous posterior endoscopic cervical discectomy...

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Main Authors: Jiabin Ren, Rui Li, Kai Zhu, Xuexin Han, Xin Liu, Yu He, Zhaozhong Sun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-03-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13018-019-1113-1