Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) is the most commonly used decompressive procedure in the cervical spine and is used for the treatment of single or multiple level disc disease.

Degenerative disk disease is a progressive condition in which spinal disks deteriorate. Surgery is an option, but less invasive treatments and therapies may also help. Degenerative disk disease is ...

Age-related changes in the spine ... degenerative changes that cause the disc to bulge downward with gravity. Many people ...

A cervical intervertebral disc can prolapse (hernia or rupture) asymptomatically or may produce neck pain, nerve root compression (radiculopathy) or spinal cord compression (myelopathy). Surgery is ...

Researchers have linked this condition to damage in the cervical spine—the spine in the ... the most severe cases—like those caused by disc degeneration—therapies can help manage symptoms ...

Focal degenerative disc disease in the lumbar spine ... The leg pain intensified and MRI of the lumbar spine showed a right L5–S1 sequestrated disc prolapse (figs 1 and 2). A microdiscectomy was ...