Frequency and Acceptability of Adverse Events After Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion
Wilson JR, Radcliff K, Schroeder G, Booth M, Lucasti C, Fehlings M, Ahmad N, Vaccaro A, Arnold P, Sciubba D, Ching A, Smith J, Shaffrey C, Singh K, Darden B, Daffner S, Cheng I, Ghogawala Z, Ludwig S, Buchowski J, Brodke D, Wang J, Lehman RA, Hilibrand A, Yoon T, Grauer J, Dailey A, Steinmetz M, Harrop JS. Frequency and Acceptability of Adverse Events After Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion. Clinical Spine Surgery A Spine Publication 2018, 31: e270-e277. PMID: 29708891, DOI: 10.1097/bsd.0000000000000645.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBack PainCervical VertebraeClinical Trials as TopicDiskectomyHumansNervous System DiseasesPostoperative ComplicationsQualitative ResearchQuality of LifeSpinal FusionConceptsAnterior cervical discectomyAdverse eventsCervical discectomyPrimary specialtyPractice locationAdjacent segment diseaseSpinal cord injuryUS surgeonsWrong-level surgeryFuture quality improvementComplication eventsAcceptable complicationsUncommon complicationEsophageal injuryLevel surgeryCord injurySegment diseaseSpine surgerySurgeon experienceOrthopaedic surgeonsSurgeons' opinionsComplicationsDiscectomyMajority of respondentsSurgeons