Racial differences in patients undergoing anterior cervical discectomy and fusion: A multi-site study

TK Woodard, BD Cortese, S Gupta… - Clinical Spine …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Study Design: This was a retrospective chart review. Objective: The objective of this study
was to examine disparities within patients undergoing anterior cervical discectomy and …

The effect of patient race on extent of functional improvement after cervical spine surgery

A Elsamadicy, O Adogwa, E Reiser, P Fatemi, J Cheng… - Spine, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. A longitudinal cohort study. Objective. In this study, we set out to assess the
association between racial differences and health outcomes after anterior cervical …

Racial Disparities and Surgical Outcomes After Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion: National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Analysis 2015–2020

E Elias, J Smith, A Daoud, C Elias, Z Nasser - World neurosurgery, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Our objective was to assess the effect of race on outcomes in patients
undergoing anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF). Methods We identified 57,913 …

Improving racial and ethnic disparities in outpatient anterior cervical discectomy and fusion driven by increasing utilization of ambulatory surgical centers in New York …

TB Amen, A Chatterjee, M Dekhne, SS Rudisill… - Spine, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Retrospective cohort study. Objective. The purpose of this study was to
assess trends in disparities in utilization of hospital outpatient departments (HOPDs) and …

Racial/Ethnic Disparities Among Patients Undergoing Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion or Posterior Cervical Decompression and Fusion for Cervical …

AA Elsamadicy, S Sayeed, JJZ Sherman, S Craft… - World Neurosurgery, 2024 - Elsevier
Introduction The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of racial disparities on
surgical outcomes for cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM). Methods Adult patients …

Patients from socioeconomically distressed communities experience similar clinical improvements following anterior cervical discectomy and fusion

MJ Lambrechts, GR Toci, TZ Issa, NS Siegel… - Spine, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Retrospective cohort. Objectives. The aim was to compare patient-reported
outcome measures (PROMs) following anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) when …

Portending influence of racial disparities on extended length of stay after elective anterior cervical discectomy and interbody fusion for cervical spondylotic myelopathy

AA Elsamadicy, AB Koo, WB David, M Sarkozy… - World neurosurgery, 2020 - Elsevier
Objective The aim of this study was to investigate whether race is an independent predictor
of extended length of stay (LOS) after elective anterior cervical discectomy and fusion …

Racial disparities in spine surgery: a systematic review

K Mo, I Ikwuezunma, F Mun… - Clinical Spine …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Study Design: Systematic Review. Objectives: To synthesize previous studies evaluating
racial disparities in spine surgery. Methods: We queried PubMed, Embase, Cochrane …

Impact of Racial/Ethnic Disparities on Patient Reported Outcomes Following Cervical Spine Surgery: QOD Analysis

JS Pennings, ER Oleisky, H Master, C Davidson… - Spine, 2024 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Retrospective analysis of data from the cervical module of a national spine
registry, the Quality Outcomes Database (QOD). Objective. To examine the association of …

Postoperative racial disparities following spine surgery are less pronounced in the outpatient setting

TB Amen, I Akosman, T Subramanian, MA Johnson… - The Spine Journal, 2024 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND CONTEXT Racial disparities in spine surgery have been thoroughly
documented in the inpatient (IP) setting. However, despite an increasing proportion of …