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Aug 2026
Equivalent Clinical Outcomes but Divergent Biological Adaptation After Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion Versus Cervical Disc Arthroplasty: A Longitudinal MRI Cohort Study
ACDF and CDA produced equivalent measured clinical outcomes at 12 months, while CDA showed a more favorable regional posterior muscle MRI profile, but the functional and longer-term clinical significance is not established and requires prospective longitudinal study.
Evren Sönmez, Lokman Ayhan, Said Onar et al.
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