Changes in cervical range of motion following anterior cervical discectomy with fusion - preliminary results.

CONCLUSIONS: ACDF reduces the total ROM of the cervical spine in the sagittal plane. This change occurs by reducing the neck extension, and its severity depends on the length of the spondylodesis. In patients without ASDeg after ACDF, the mobility of the level above the stabilisation decreases. The occurrence of ASDeg is associated with a higher postoperative ROM of the segment located above the spondylodesis. PMID: 33373037 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Neurologia i Neurochirurgia Polska - Category: Neurology Authors: Tags: Neurol Neurochir Pol Source Type: research