… posterior approaches, and studies of non-surgical populations were excluded. Two authors
first … anterior-only cervical spine surgery and the patients suffered a surgical complication that …

… Whatever the future of this surgery, newer techniques will take inspiration from the efforts
and outstanding contributions of those pioneering surgeons of the last 150 years who …

… Cervical spine surgery includes many common surgical procedures performed by spine
surgeons. … Surgical strategies include decompression of neural elements and stabilization when …

… In summary, the complication rate of elective surgical procedures on the cervical spine is -5%.
No one problem was present in >1% of the patients with the exception of …

… -related informed consent than for surgical approach decision making. This study is … 2 spine
surgeons working in the same spine unit in a relatively short time frame; hence, the surgical …

… complications from anterior surgery, and fewer postoperative restrictions. … cervical spine.
Advances in the understanding of cervical spine anatomy have greatly enhanced the surgeon's …

… A large multicenter international study of cervical myelopathy compared the outcomes of
anterior and posterior cervical spine surgery in 280 patients. The anterior surgery group was …

… Similar to our findings, an analysis of complications and mortality associated with cervical
spine surgery (including posterior fusion) from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample 9 showed that …

… to be prudent, especially for surgical procedures in which the spinal cord or nerve roots
are at … In a retrospective study of patients undergoing cervical spine surgery with SSEP and …

… Surgical intervention is performed on the cervical spine in a … prevalence in cervical spine
surgery using retrospective analysis. … risks of cervical spine surgery and the influence of surgical …