Patients With Preoperative Cervical Deformity Experience Similar Clinical Outcomes to Those Without Deformity Following 1–3 Level Anterior Cervical Decompression and Fusion

Study Design:

Retrospective cohort study.

Objective:

The aim was to compare the outcomes of patients with incompletely corrected cervical deformity against those without deformity following short-segment anterior cervical decompression and fusion for clinically significant radiculopathy or myelopathy.

Summary of Background Data:

Cervical deformity has increasingly been recognized as a driver of disability and has been linked to worse patient-reported outcomes measures (PROMs) after surgery.

Methods:

Patients 18 years or above who underwent 1–3 level anterior cervical decompression and fusion to address radiculopathy and/or myelopathy at a single institution between 2014 and 2018 with at least 1 year of PROMs were reviewed. Patients were categorized based on cervical deformity into 2 groups: sagittal vertebral axis (cSVA) ≥40 mm as the deformity group, and cSVA

Source: Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques - June 1, 2022 Category: Surgery Tags: Primary Research Source Type: research