Cervical spondylotic myelopathy

A Iyer, TD Azad, S Tharin - Clinical spine surgery, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) is a degenerative disease that represents the most
common spinal cord disorder in adults. The natural history of the disease can be insidious …

Comparison of anterior approach versus posterior approach for the treatment of multilevel cervical spondylotic myelopathy

J Luo, K Cao, S Huang, L Li, T Yu, C Cao… - European Spine …, 2015 - Springer
Purpose The purpose of this study is to evaluate the clinical outcomes, complications, and
surgical trauma between anterior and posterior approaches for the treatment of multilevel …

Effect of ventral vs dorsal spinal surgery on patient-reported physical functioning in patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy: a randomized clinical trial

Z Ghogawala, N Terrin, MR Dunbar, JL Breeze… - Jama, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Cervical spondylotic myelopathy is the most common cause of spinal cord
dysfunction worldwide. It remains unknown whether a ventral or dorsal surgical approach …

Anterior approach versus posterior approach for the treatment of multilevel cervical spondylotic myelopathy: a systemic review and meta-analysis

B Zhu, Y Xu, X Liu, Z Liu, G Dang - European Spine Journal, 2013 - Springer
Purpose To compare the clinical outcomes, complications, and surgical trauma between
anterior and posterior approaches for the treatment of multilevel cervical spondylotic …

Postoperative cervical sagittal imbalance negatively affects outcomes after surgery for cervical spondylotic myelopathy

M Roguski, EC Benzel, JN Curran, SN Magge… - Spine, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Prospective observational cohort study. Objective. To determine if
postoperative cervical sagittal balance is an independent predictor of health-related quality …

A systematic review of clinical and surgical predictors of complications following surgery for degenerative cervical myelopathy

L Tetreault, A Ibrahim, P Côté, A Singh… - Journal of Neurosurgery …, 2016 - thejns.org
OBJECT Although generally safe and effective, surgery for the treatment of cervical
spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) is associated with complications in 11%–38% of patients …

Comparison of anterior and posterior surgery for degenerative cervical myelopathy: an MRI-based propensity-score-matched analysis using data from the prospective …

S Kato, A Nouri, D Wu, S Nori, L Tetreault, MG Fehlings - JBJS, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Background: Surgeons often choose between 2 different approaches (anterior and
posterior) for surgical treatment of degenerative cervical myelopathy on the basis of imaging …

Comparison of outcomes following anterior vs posterior fusion surgery for patients with degenerative cervical myelopathy: an analysis from quality outcomes database

AL Asher, CJ Devin, P Kerezoudis, S Chotai… - …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Comparison of Outcomes Following Anterior vs Posterior Fusio... : Neurosurgery Comparison of
Outcomes Following Anterior vs Posterior Fusion Surgery for Patients With Degenerative …

Cervical spondylotic myelopathy with severe axial neck pain: is anterior or posterior approach better?

AK Chan, CI Shaffrey, ON Gottfried, C Park… - … of Neurosurgery: Spine, 2022 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to determine whether multilevel anterior cervical
discectomy and fusion (ACDF) or posterior cervical laminectomy and fusion (PCLF) is …

Geographic variations in the cost of spine surgery

V Goz, A Rane, AM Abtahi, BD Lawrence, DS Brodke… - Spine, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Objective. To define the geographic variation in costs of anterior cervical discectomy and
fusion (ACDF) and posterolateral fusion (PLF). Summary of Background Data. ACDF and …