Anterior cervical discectomy and decompression fusion (ACDF) yasooka kuloopebwa Albert Dereymaeker ne Joseph Cyriel Mulier mu 1956. Oluvannyuma lw’emyaka egisukka mu 60 nga banoonyereza n’okukulaakulanya, enkola eno ekendedde mpolampola mu buzibu era abalwadde okuwona oluvannyuma lw’okulongoosebwa kweyongedde okukaluba, era okulongoosa omumwa gwa nnabaana mu maaso kifuuse eky’okugonjoola ekisinga okwettanirwa mu kujjanjaba endwadde z’omugongo gw’omumwa gwa nnabaana. Okuva mu nnaku ezaasooka ez’okuteekebwa mu bitundu by’omugongo mu ngeri ennyangu, okutuuka ku nkola za pulati ezitali za kuziyiza ezeetaaga okunyweza ebitundu bibiri (bicortical fixation), okutuuka ku nkola za pulati ezikugira ezeetaaga okunyweza omugongo gumu gwokka, n’okutuuka ku nkola za pulati ezisiba omugatte, obuzibu bw’okulongoosebwa bukendedde mpolampola, era okuwona kw’omulwadde kubadde kweyongera okutereera, era okulongoosa omugongo gw’omumwa gwa nnabaana ogw’omu maaso mpolampola kufuuse eky’okugonjoola ekisinga okwettanirwa mu nnabaana endwadde z’omugongo.