Abstract:Background: There is still no consensus on the time period of wearing collar after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF). We aim to investigate the optimal time period of wearing protective collar.Methods: We retrospectively reviewed patients with cervical spondylosis who underwent one to two segment ACDF during January 2016 and December 2017, and included 97 patients who meet inclusion and exclusion criterion. Patients were divided into three groups according to the actual time period of wearing coll… Show more
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