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
2013
Anterior and posterior cervical fusion in patients with high body mass index are not associated with greater complications
Buerba RA, Fu MC, Grauer JN. Anterior and posterior cervical fusion in patients with high body mass index are not associated with greater complications. The Spine Journal 2013, 14: 1643-1653. PMID: 24388595, DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2013.09.054.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexPosterior cervical fusionHigher body mass indexEffect of obesityCervical fusionDeep vein thrombosisComplication rateMass indexPosterior fusionUnivariate analysisBasis of BMIExact testSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramMultivariate analysisNational Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramObese class III patientsSurgical Quality Improvement ProgramTotal operating room timeACS-NSQIP databaseCurrent Procedural Terminology codesRetrospective cohort analysisCervical fusion surgeryPrimary outcome measureSpinal fusion outcomesLength of stayAnterior and Posterior Cervical Fusion in Patients with High Body Mass Index Appear Safe Overall: An Analysis of 4,071 Patients in the ACS-NSQIP Database
Buerba R, Fu M, Gruskay J, Grauer J. Anterior and Posterior Cervical Fusion in Patients with High Body Mass Index Appear Safe Overall: An Analysis of 4,071 Patients in the ACS-NSQIP Database. The Spine Journal 2013, 13: s150. DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2013.07.382.Peer-Reviewed Original Research