Short-term clinical outcomes and technical advantages of mini-open endoscope assisted anterior cervical discectomy and fusion in the treatment of cervical spondylotic myelopathy

Abstract Background Although anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) is the gold standard for treating cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM), it still has several disadvantages in spite the used of microscope. Unilateral biportal endoscopy is a newly developed minimally invasive spine surgery...

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Published in:	BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Main Authors:	Hua-zhang Zhong, Li Cheng, Qi-fei Wang, Bin Zhu, Lei Chen, Jue-hua Jing, Da-sheng Tian, Yun Zhou
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2025-04-01
Subjects:	Mini-open endoscope assisted anterior cervical discectomy and fusion Single-level cervical spondylotic myelopathy Decompression Zero-profile Clinical outcomes
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-025-08606-y