Treatment of the two-level degenerative cervical disk diseases based on algorithmic anterior approach: a multicenter prospective study

AbstractTo analyze the effectiveness of an algorithmic anterior approach to the surgical treatment of patients with two-level cervical degenerative disk disease based on the preoperative clinical and imaging parameters. The study included 244 patients with two-level cervical degenerative disk disease. Three groups of patients were evaluated at 3 neurosurgical centers between 2016 –2019. The prospective group (Group I,n = 126) consisted of patients who were treated using an algorithm to decide whether they should be treated with a two-level Total Disk replacement (TDR), Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion (ACDF) and hybrid technique. The control group (Group II,n = 118) consisted of patients who underwent two-level anterior decompression with TDR, ACDF and hybrid stabilization between 2005–2015. Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) neck pain, VAS upper limbs pain, Neck Disability Index (NDI), SF-36, Macnab and Nurick scales were collected. Perioperative compli cations were identified. At 2 years of follow up Group I had significantly better clinical outcomes based on VAS neck pain score (p = 0.02), VAS upper limbs pain (p = 0.04), NDI score (p = 0.02), SF-36 score (p = 0.01), satisfaction with surgery on the Macnab scale (p <  0.001) and outcome of surgery based on Nurick scale (p <  0.001). Complication rate was lower in Group I, 6.3% compared to 24.6% in Group II,p = 0.0001. The algorithmic anterior approach to the surgical treatment...
Source: Neurosurgical Review - Category: Neurosurgery Source Type: research