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Comparison of Inpatient vs Outpatient Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion Medscape

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Location: http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/704818

Description: Comparison of Inpatient vs. Outpatient Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion: A Retrospective Case Series
Spinal surgery is increasingly being done in the outpatient setting. We reviewed our experience with inpatient and outpatient single-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion with plating (ACDF+P).
Conclusion: In this series, outpatient ACDF+P was safe and was not associated with a significant difference in outcome compared with inpatient ACDF+P.
Jeffrey T. Liu; Rudy P. Briner; Jonathan A. Friedman BMC Surgery © 2009 Liu et al Full text

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Author/Contact: Jeffrey T. Liu; Rudy P. Briner; Jonathan A. Friedman
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Added: Wed Jul 22 2009