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