Routine Anteroposterior Radiographs Have Limited Utility for Patients After Anterior Cervical Decompression and Fusion
Blizzard DJ, Hustedt JW, Bohl DD, Telles CJ, Grauer JN. Routine Anteroposterior Radiographs Have Limited Utility for Patients After Anterior Cervical Decompression and Fusion. Spine 2012, 37: 1904-1908. PMID: 22565385, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0b013e31825bcce3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnterior cervical decompressionLateral filmsCervical decompressionAP filmsInstrumented vertebral bodyRetrospective case seriesLast followSerial followCase seriesFirst followBACKGROUND DATAClinical valueAnteroposterior radiographsPatientsSpine surgeonsDiagnostic utilityInstrumented levelsVertebral bodyAP viewACDFImplant relativeRadiation exposureAnteroposteriorFollowImaging series