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Anterior Discectomy Without Fusion for Treatment of Cervical Degenerative Disc Disease

Twelve Years Experience Based on 450 Consecutive Cases

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Cervical Spine II

Abstract

Several operative procedures for treatment of degenerative disc disease are currently available. A review of the pertinent literature reveals that apart from a few differences, the operative results are equivalent.

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    H. Bertalanffy & H. R. Eggert

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  1. Service de chirurgie orthopédique et traumatologique, Hôpital de la Conception, Marseille, France

    René Louis M.D.

  2. Department of Neurosurgery, Paracelsus-Klinik, Osnabrück, Federal Republic of Germany

    Andreas Weidner

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Bertalanffy, H., Eggert, H.R. (1989). Anterior Discectomy Without Fusion for Treatment of Cervical Degenerative Disc Disease. In: Louis, R., Weidner, A. (eds) Cervical Spine II. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-9055-5_34

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