A central issue in consideration of inpatient vs. outpatient surgery for patients undergoing ACDF+P relates to the risk of postoperative hematoma, and the theoretical risk that diagnosis and ...

Cervical myelopathy is a condition that happens when the spinal cord in the neck is compressed or squeezed ... as an anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF). Your surgeon can recommend a ...

There are also risks associated with any surgery. Surgical options for neck arthritis include: Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF): A surgery approached from the front of the throat to ...

Results: 64 patients underwent ACDF+P as inpatients, while 45 underwent ACDF+P as outpatients. When outpatient surgery was planned, 17 patients were treated as inpatients due to medical ...