Cervical arthroplasty versus anterior cervical fusion for symptomatic adjacent segment disease after anterior cervical fusion surgery: Review of treatment in 41 patients

2017 ◽  
Vol 162 ◽  
pp. 59-66 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sang-Bok Lee ◽  
Kyoung-Suok Cho
Keyword(s):  
Anterior Cervical Fusion ◽  
Adjacent Segment Disease ◽  
Adjacent Segment ◽  
Cervical Fusion ◽  
Cervical Arthroplasty ◽  
Fusion Surgery

774 Adjacent-segment Disease after Anterior Cervical Fusion: A Review of 70 Reoperated Cases

Neurosurgery ◽  
2004 ◽  
pp. 477-478 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hongyan Zou ◽  
Cecil Chang ◽  
Hoang N. Le ◽  
Issada Thongtrangan ◽  
John Park ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Anterior Cervical Fusion ◽  
Adjacent Segment Disease ◽  
Adjacent Segment ◽  
Cervical Fusion

774 Adjacent-segment Disease after Anterior Cervical Fusion: A Review of 70 Reoperated Cases

Neurosurgery ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 55 (2) ◽  
pp. 477-478 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hongyan Zou ◽  
Cecil Chang ◽  
Hoang N. Le ◽  
Issada Thongtrangan ◽  
John Park ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Anterior Cervical Fusion ◽  
Adjacent Segment Disease ◽  
Adjacent Segment ◽  
Cervical Fusion

Less exposure surgery for multilevel anterior cervical fusion using 2 transverse incisions

2012 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 194-198 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kingsley R. Chin ◽  
Eric T. Ricchetti ◽  
Warren D. Yu ◽  
K. Daniel Riew
Keyword(s):  
Anterior Cervical Fusion ◽  
Adjacent Segment Disease ◽  
Adjacent Segment ◽  
Cervical Fusion ◽  
Longitudinal Incision ◽  
Neurovascular Injury ◽  
Incision Technique ◽  
Bridge Length

Multilevel anterior cervical fusion often necessitates a large extensile incision for exposure and substantial retraction of the esophagus for placing long plates, potentially predisposing patients to complications such as dysphagia, dysphonia, and neurovascular injury. To the authors' knowledge, the use of 2 incisions as an option has not been published, and so it is not intuitive to young surgeons or widely practiced. In this report, the authors discuss the advantages and raise awareness of using 2 incisions for multilevel anterior cervical fusion, and they document a safe skin bridge length. They also describe the advantages of using 2 incisions for performing multilevel anterior cervical fusion either at contiguous or noncontiguous levels as in adjacent-segment disease. By using the 2-incision technique, the authors made the surgery technically easier and diminished the amount of esophageal retraction otherwise needed through 1 long transverse or longitudinal incision. A skin bridge of 3 cm was safe.

Relationship Between Cervical Sagittal Alignment and Patient Outcomes After Anterior Cervical Fusion Surgery Involving 3 or More Levels

2018 ◽  
Vol 113 ◽  
pp. e548-e554 ◽  
Author(s):  
Se-Il Jeon ◽  
Seung-Jae Hyun ◽  
Sanghyun Han ◽  
Byoung Hun Lee ◽  
Ki-Jeong Kim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Patient Outcomes ◽  
Sagittal Alignment ◽  
Anterior Cervical Fusion ◽  
Cervical Fusion ◽  
Fusion Surgery ◽  
Cervical Sagittal Alignment

The future in the care of the cervical spine: interbody fusion and arthroplasty

2004 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 155-159 ◽  
Author(s):  
Praveen V. Mummaneni ◽  
Regis W. Haid
Keyword(s):  
Adjacent Segment Degeneration ◽  
Cervical Disc ◽  
Adjacent Segment ◽  
Cervical Fusion ◽  
Cervical Disc Disease ◽  
Disc Disease ◽  
Cervical Arthroplasty ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Fine Print

✓ In the past 50 years tremendous advances have been made in the treatment of cervical disc disease with cervical fusion. Fusion rates have surpassed 95% after application of anterior cervical implants. Adjacent-segment degeneration, however, has plagued the long-term clinical success of cervical fusion. Cervical arthroplasty has been introduced to maintain cervical motion and potentially avoid or minimize adjacent-segment degeneration. If cervical arthroplasty is successful, the long-term results of surgery for cervical disc disease may improve; however, there are associated drawbacks that must be overcome. Implant wear, fatigue, and failure have been reported in cases of large-joint arthroplasty, and research is underway to limit these problems in cervical arthroplasty. In this article the authors trace the evolution of cervical fusion and the new technique of cervical arthroplasty. The nomenclature of cervical arthroplasty will also be introduced.

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