Comparative Effectiveness of Ventral vs Dorsal Surgery for Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy
Ghogawala Z, Martin B, Benzel EC, Dziura J, Magge SN, Abbed KM, Bisson EF, Shahid J, Coumans JV, Choudhri TF, Steinmetz MP, Krishnaney AA, King JT, Butler WE, Barker FG, Heary RF. Comparative Effectiveness of Ventral vs Dorsal Surgery for Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy. Neurosurgery 2011, 68: 622-631. PMID: 21164373, DOI: 10.1227/neu.0b013e31820777cf.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCervical spondylotic myelopathyFusion surgeryVentral surgeryHospital staySpondylotic myelopathyHR-QOLClinical trialsHospital costsDegenerative cervical spondylotic myelopathyJapanese Orthopaedic Association scale scoreModified Japanese Orthopaedic Association scale scorePilot studyHR-QOL improvementMean hospital costDisease-specific symptomsHealth-related qualityClinical pilot trialPatients age 40Spinal cord dysfunctionHigher hospital costsRandomized clinical trialsDorsal surgeryBaseline demographicsComplication rateCord dysfunction