2023
Single-level Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion Results in Lower Five-year Revisions than Posterior Cervical Foraminotomy in a Large National Cohort
Jayaram R, Joo P, Gouzoulis M, Ratnasamy P, Caruana D, Grauer J. Single-level Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion Results in Lower Five-year Revisions than Posterior Cervical Foraminotomy in a Large National Cohort. Spine 2023, 48: 1266-1271. PMID: 37339256, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000004754.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosterior cervical foraminotomySingle-level ACDFSingle-level anterior cervical discectomyPerioperative adverse eventsAnterior cervical discectomyAdverse eventsCervical foraminotomyCervical discectomyRevision rateOdds ratioShort-term adverse eventsSimilar short-term outcomesKaplan-Meier survival analysisRetrospective cohort studySerious adverse eventsCervical disc diseaseFive-year ratesSurgical site infectionShort-term outcomesMultivariable logistic regressionLarge national cohortCumulative revision rateCervical reoperationPCF cohortCohort study
2022
Four-level anterior versus posterior cervical fusions: Perioperative outcomes and five-year reoperation rates Outcomes after four-level anterior versus posterior cervical procedures
Joo PY, Jayaram RH, McLaughlin WM, Ameri B, Kammien AJ, Arnold PM, Grauer JN. Four-level anterior versus posterior cervical fusions: Perioperative outcomes and five-year reoperation rates Outcomes after four-level anterior versus posterior cervical procedures. North American Spine Society Journal (NASSJ) 2022, 10: 100115. PMID: 35392022, PMCID: PMC8980614, DOI: 10.1016/j.xnsj.2022.100115.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPosterior cervical fusionFour-level ACDFAdverse eventsReoperation rateCervical fusionOdds ratioMinor adverse eventsMultilevel cervical pathologyPosterior cervical proceduresRate of dysphagiaFive-year incidencePerioperative adverse eventsAnterior cervical discectomyHigher reoperation rateLength of stayGreater odds ratioRisk/benefit considerationsPosterior approach proceduresTimes lower oddsCervical reoperationCervical proceduresCervical discectomyPerioperative outcomesPosterior proceduresACDF cases