Long-term fate of C3-7 arthrodesis: 4-level ACDF versus Cervical Laminectomy and Fusion.

CONCLUSIONS: Long-term neurological improvement occurs following C3-7 ACDF and CLF to a similar degree. While not statistically significant, fewer complications, were seen following ACDF. The absence of symptomatic adjacent segment degeneration (ASD) following ACDF in this series raises a question for further study whether the statistical likelihood of ASD changes once the C3-7 levels are already fused. PMID: 30290695 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences - Category: Neurosurgery Tags: J Neurosurg Sci Source Type: research