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Study protocol for a randomised controlled multicentre study: the Foraminotomy ACDF Cost-Effectiveness Trial (FACET) in patients with cervical radiculopathy

INTRODUCTION: Cervical radiculopathy due to discogenic or spondylotic stenosis of the neuroforamen can be surgically treated by an anterior discectomy with fusion (ACDF) or a posterior foraminotomy (FOR). Most surgeons prefer ACDF, although there are indications that FOR is as effective as ACDF, has...

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Autores principales: Broekema, A E H, Kuijlen, J M A, Lesman-Leegte, G A T, Bartels, R H M A, van Asselt, A D I, Vroomen, P C A J, van Dijk, J M C, Reneman, M F, Soer, R, Groen, R J M
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5223700/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28057652
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-012829