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  1. Does the Duration of Cervical Radicular Symptoms Impact Outcomes After Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion? Clin Spine Surg. 2019 11; 32(9):387-391.
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    Score: 0.595
  2. Patients Undergoing Revision Microdiskectomy for Recurrent Lumbar Disk Herniation Experience Worse Clinical Outcomes and More Revision Surgeries Compared With Patients Undergoing a Primary Microdiskectomy. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2019 Sep 01; 27(17):e796-e803.
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    Score: 0.588
  3. Obesity does not impact clinical outcome but affects cervical sagittal alignment and adjacent segment degeneration in short term follow-up after an anterior cervical decompression and fusion. Spine J. 2019 07; 19(7):1146-1153.
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    Score: 0.570
  4. Multi- versus single-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion: comparing sagittal alignment, early adjacent segment degeneration, and clinical outcomes. Eur Spine J. 2018 11; 27(11):2745-2753.
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    Score: 0.542
  5. There is no increased risk of adjacent segment disease at the cervicothoracic junction following an anterior cervical discectomy and fusion to C7. Spine J. 2017 09; 17(9):1264-1271.
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    Score: 0.500
  6. Influence of graft size for anterior discectomy and fusion in flexion-distraction injuries. Spine J. 2016 04; 16(4):530.
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    Score: 0.464
  7. Characterization of graft subsidence in anterior cervical discectomy and fusion with rigid anterior plate fixation. Am J Orthop (Belle Mead NJ). 2007 Aug; 36(8):421-7.
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    Score: 0.254
  8. Is autograft the gold standard in achieving radiographic fusion in one-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion with rigid anterior plate fixation? Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2005 Aug 01; 30(15):1756-61.
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    Score: 0.222
  9. Comparison of clinical and radiographic outcome in instrumented anterior cervical discectomy and fusion with or without direct uncovertebral joint decompression. Spine J. 2004 Nov-Dec; 4(6):629-35.
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    Score: 0.210
  10. Does rigid instrumentation increase the fusion rate in one-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion? Spine J. 2004 Nov-Dec; 4(6):636-43.
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    Score: 0.210
  11. Comparison of allograft to autograft in multilevel anterior cervical discectomy and fusion with rigid plate fixation. Spine J. 2003 Nov-Dec; 3(6):451-9.
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    Score: 0.196
  12. Artificial intelligence predicts disk re-herniation following lumbar microdiscectomy: development of the "RAD" risk profile. Eur Spine J. 2021 08; 30(8):2167-2175.
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    Score: 0.166
  13. Cervical Spine Endplate Abnormalities and Association With Pain, Disability, and Adjacent Segment Degeneration After Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2020 Aug 01; 45(15):E917-E926.
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    Score: 0.157
  14. Outpatient laminotomy and discectomy. J Spinal Disord. 1999 Jun; 12(3):192-6.
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    Score: 0.144
  15. Trends in resource utilization and rate of cervical disc arthroplasty and anterior cervical discectomy and fusion throughout the United States from 2006 to 2013. Spine J. 2018 06; 18(6):1022-1029.
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    Score: 0.130
  16. Thoracic disc herniation. Re-evaluation of the posterior approach using a modified costotransversectomy. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 1993 Oct 01; 18(13):1872-7.
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    Score: 0.098
  17. Corpectomy versus discectomy for the treatment of multilevel cervical spine pathology: a finite element model analysis. Spine J. 2012 May; 12(5):401-8.
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    Score: 0.089
  18. Factors affecting reoperations after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion within and outside of a Federal Drug Administration investigational device exemption cervical disc replacement trial. Spine J. 2012 May; 12(5):372-8.
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    Score: 0.088
  19. Spinal kinematics and facet load transmission after total disc replacement. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2010 Oct 15; 35(22):E1160-6.
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    Score: 0.079
  20. A prospective cohort analysis of adjacent vertebral body bone mineral density in lumbar surgery patients with or without instrumented posterolateral fusion: a 9- to 12-year follow-up. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2005 Aug 01; 30(15):1750-5.
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    Score: 0.055
  21. Enhancement of stability following anterior cervical corpectomy: a biomechanical study. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2004 Apr 15; 29(8):845-9.
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    Score: 0.051
  22. Does disc distraction after cervical total disc arthroplasty impact range of motion and patient-reported outcomes? J Neurosurg Spine. 2023 09 01; 39(3):335-344.
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    Score: 0.048
  23. Risk Factors for Adjacent Segment Disease Following Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion with Plate Fixation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2022 11 02; 104(21):1915-1945.
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    Score: 0.045
  24. Answer to the letter to the editor by Zhi-Hui Dai concerning "Artificial intelligence in predicting early-onset adjacent segment degeneration following anterior cervical discectomy and fusion" by Rudisill SS et al. (Eur Spine J [2022]; doi: 10.1007/s00586-022-07238-3). Eur Spine J. 2022 11; 31(11):3161-3162.
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    Score: 0.045
  25. Artificial intelligence in predicting early-onset adjacent segment degeneration following anterior cervical discectomy and fusion. Eur Spine J. 2022 08; 31(8):2104-2114.
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    Score: 0.044
  26. The Modic-endplate-complex phenotype in cervical spine patients: Association with symptoms and outcomes. J Orthop Res. 2022 Feb; 40(2):449-459.
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    Score: 0.041
  27. Comparison of biomechanical response to surgical procedures used for cervical radiculopathy: posterior keyhole foraminotomy versus anterior foraminotomy and discectomy versus anterior discectomy with fusion. J Spinal Disord. 2001 Feb; 14(1):17-20.
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    Score: 0.041
  28. Neck pain secondary to radiculopathy of the fourth cervical root: an analysis of 12 surgically treated patients. J Spinal Disord. 2000 Aug; 13(4):345-9.
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    Score: 0.039
  29. Cervical spine MRI phenotypes and prediction of pain, disability and adjacent segment degeneration/disease after ACDF. J Orthop Res. 2021 03; 39(3):657-670.
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    Score: 0.038
  30. Comparison between allograft plus demineralized bone matrix versus autograft in anterior cervical fusion. A prospective multicenter study. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 1995 Oct 15; 20(20):2211-6.
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    Score: 0.028
  31. Biomechanical evaluation of anterior thoracolumbar spinal instrumentation. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 1995 Sep 15; 20(18):1979-83.
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    Score: 0.028
  32. Gadolinium-enhancement characteristics of magnetic resonance imaging in distinguishing herniated intervertebral disc versus scar in dogs. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 1994 Sep 15; 19(18):2089-94; discussion 2095.
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    Score: 0.026
  33. Relationship between biomechanical changes at adjacent segments and number of fused bone grafts in multilevel cervical fusions: a finite element investigation. J Neurosurg Spine. 2014 Jan; 20(1):22-9.
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    Score: 0.025
  34. Ideal thickness of Smith-Robinson graft for anterior cervical fusion. A cadaveric study with computed tomographic correlation. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 1993 Oct 15; 18(14):2043-7.
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    Score: 0.024
  35. Microsurgery for degenerative conditions of the cervical spine. Instr Course Lect. 2003; 52:497-508.
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    Score: 0.012
  36. Anterior cervical fusion: a finite element model study on motion segment stability including the effect of osteoporosis. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2000 Apr 15; 25(8):955-61.
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    Score: 0.010
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