Comparison between NADF and CCF for decompression of multilevel cervical spondylopathy .
Noncontiguous anterior decompression and fusion for multilevel cervical spondylotic myelopathy: A prospective randomized control clinical study
Eur Spine J. 2010 May;19(5):713-9.105 patients with multilevel cervical spondylotic myelopathy were randomized to be treated with either noncontiguous anterior decompression and fusion (NADF) or with contiguous corpectomies and fusion (CCF) to determine any potential differences in the clinical and radiographic outcomes, invasiveness, fusion rates, and the complication rates. The results suggested that NADF was superior for measures of pain, shorter operative time, and reduced blood loss.
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