If youโve ever tried to predict recovery after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) and felt like you were reading a map written by 20 different cartographers, youโre not alone.
Fortunately, one research team took the chaos and turned it into a tidy, three-way stop โ complete with speed twists, pacing differences, and a reveal that will make every spine surgeon nod knowingly.
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