Becker's ASC

ASCs hand out fewer narcotics after ACDF than hospital surgery centers, study finds

Additionally, hospital patients consumed greater average doses of fentanyl and oxycodone. “This study demonstrates that patients undergoing same-day surgery for primary one- or two-level ACDF received ...
Becker's Spine Review

Study affirms safety, effectiveness of expandable cages in ACDF

Expandable titanium cages in anterior cervical discectomy and fusion are safe and effective, according to a study in the Oct. 2025 issue of the Journal of Spine Surgery. The cages may offer an ...
EurekAlert!

Pseudarthrosis following single-level ACDF is five times more likely when a PEEK interbody device is used

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (OCTOBER 30, 2018). In spine surgery, "arthrodesis" is the term used to describe fusion of adjacent vertebrae following removal of an intervertebral disc. Arthrodesis is achieved ...
Morningstar

Landmark Clinical Study Published in Spine Demonstrates Superiority of Tissue-Sparing Circumferential Cervical Fusion Over ACDF Alone in Multilevel Cervical Fusion Surgery

PLEASANTON, Calif., Aug. 14, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Providence Medical Technology announces publication of initial FUSE study results in Spine, a leading journal for spine surgery. The journal presents ...
Becker's ASC

ASCs hand out fewer narcotics after ACDF than hospital surgery centers, study finds

With the opioid epidemic front of mind for ambulatory surgery center leaders, a study in the International Journal of Spine Surgery researched if hospital surgery centers or ASCs prescribed more ...