Background: 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 ...

This procedure is known as an anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF). Your surgeon can recommend a specific surgery based on your situation and symptoms.

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 ...