作者
Yunsoo Lee, Delano Trenchfield, Emily Berthiaume, Alexa Tomlak, Rajkishen Narayanan, Parker Brush, Jeremy Heard, Krisna Maddy, Tariq Issa, Mark Lambrechts, Ian David Kaye, John Mangan, Giovanni Grasso, Jose Canseco, Alexander Vaccaro, Christopher Kepler, Gregory Schroeder, Alan Hilibrand
发表日期
2024
期刊
Clinical Spine Surgery
页码范围
10.1097
出版商
LWW
简介
Study Design:
Retrospective Cohort.
Objective:
To compare patient-reported outcomes and surgical outcomes after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) versus cervical laminoplasty for multilevel cervical spondylotic myelopathy.
Background:
Treatment options for multilevel cervical spondylotic myelopathy include ACDF and cervical laminoplasty. Given that the literature has been mixed regarding the optimal approach, especially in patients without kyphosis, there is a need for additional studies investigating outcomes between ACDF and cervical laminoplasty.
Methods:
A retrospective review was conducted of adult patients undergoing 3 or 4-level surgery. Patients with preoperative kyphosis based on C2–C7 Cobb angles were excluded. The electronic medical record and institutional databases were reviewed for baseline characteristics, surgical outcomes, and patient-reported outcomes.
Results:
A total of …