Outpatient anterior cervical discectomy and fusion.

The study reported here examined patient safety and satisfaction in 56 patients with cervical radiculopathy secondary to foraminal stenosis or a herniated disc who underwent a total of 58 outpatient anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) procedures with iliac crest bone graft or fibular allograft. Patients were discharged 0.8 hour to 6.