[HTML][HTML] Complications of anterior cervical spine surgery: a systematic review of the literature

TJ Yee, K Swong, P Park - Journal of spine surgery, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The anterior approach to the cervical spine is commonly utilized for a variety of
degenerative, traumatic, neoplastic, and infectious indications. While many potential …

Minimally invasive posterior cervical foraminotomy versus anterior cervical discectomy and fusion for cervical radiculopathy: a meta-analysis

T Zou, PC Wang, H Chen, XM Feng, HH Sun - Neurosurgical Review, 2022 - Springer
With the recent development of minimally invasive techniques, minimally invasive posterior
cervical foraminotomy (MIS-PCF) has become increasingly popular as a minimally invasive …

[HTML][HTML] The biportal endoscopic posterior cervical inclinatory foraminotomy for cervical radiculopathy: technical report and preliminary results

KS Song, CW Lee - Neurospine, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The purpose of the current study was to introduce a surgical technique for posterior cervical
inclinatory foraminotomy (PCIF) using a percutaneous biportal endoscopic (BE) approach …

Clinical outcomes following one-, two-, three-, and four-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion: a national database study

PY Joo, JR Zhu, AJ Kammien, MJ Gouzoulis… - The Spine Journal, 2022 - Elsevier
ABSTRACT Background Context Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) is a
common surgical procedure. There is markedly less data on outcomes after three-and four …

[HTML][HTML] Emergency department visits within 90 days of single-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion

AJ Kammien, AR Galivanche, MJ Gouzoulis… - North American Spine …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Postoperative readmissions are a commonly used metric for quality-of-care
initiatives, but emergency department (ED) visits have received far less attention despite …

[HTML][HTML] An enhanced recovery after surgery pathway: LOS reduction, rapid discharge and minimal complications after anterior cervical spine surgery

X Leng, Y Zhang, G Wang, L Liu, J Fu, M Yang… - BMC Musculoskeletal …, 2022 - Springer
Background Enhance recovery after surgery (ERAS) is a new and promising paradigm for
spine surgery. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effectiveness and safety of a …

[HTML][HTML] Posterior endoscopic cervical foramiotomy and discectomy: clinical and radiological computer tomography evaluation on the bony effect of decompression …

PH Wu, HS Kim, YJ Lee, DH Kim, JH Lee… - European Spine …, 2021 - Springer
Purpose Cervical radiculopathy is a common disabling cervical spine condition. Open
anterior and posterior approaches are the conventional surgical treatment approaches with …

[HTML][HTML] The surgical outcome of multilevel anterior cervical discectomy and fusion in myelopathic elderly and younger patients

CA Luo, AS Lim, ML Lu, PY Chiu, PL Lai, CC Niu - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
The elderly population has an increased risk of degenerative cervical myelopathy due to
multilevel disease, causing motor and sensory dysfunctions and a poor quality of life …

[HTML][HTML] Comparison of MRI, [18F]FDG PET/CT, and 99mTc-UBI 29-41 scintigraphy for postoperative spondylodiscitis—a prospective multicenter study

D Paez, MM Sathekge, H Douis, F Giammarile… - European Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Purpose Postoperative infection still constitutes an important complication of spine surgery,
and the optimal imaging modality for diagnosing postoperative spine infection has not yet …

Single-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion results in lower five-year revisions than posterior cervical foraminotomy in a large national cohort

RH Jayaram, PY Joo, MJ Gouzoulis, PP Ratnasamy… - Spine, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. A retrospective cohort study using the 2010–2020 MSpine PearlDiver
administrative data set. Objective. To compare perioperative adverse events and five-year …