Immediate Postoperative Pain Scores Predict Neck Pain Profile up to 1 Year Following Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion
Adogwa O, Elsamadicy AA, Vuong VD, Mehta AI, Vasquez RA, Cheng J, Bagley CA, Karikari IO. Immediate Postoperative Pain Scores Predict Neck Pain Profile up to 1 Year Following Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion. Global Spine Journal 2017, 8: 231-236. PMID: 29796370, PMCID: PMC5958477, DOI: 10.1177/2192568217706700.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImmediate postoperative pain scoresNeck pain scoresPostoperative pain scoresPain scoresAnterior cervical discectomyBody mass indexCervical discectomyPain 12 monthsRetrospective cohort reviewFirst postoperative dayMajor academic medical centerImmediate postoperative patientsAcademic medical centerACDF proceduresIndex surgeryPain ProfileACDF surgeryCohort reviewPostoperative dayIndependent predictorsPain outcomesPostoperative patientsMass indexRetrospective studyMean age