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- Title
Relationship between developmental canal stenosis and surgical results of anterior decompression and fusion in patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy.
- Authors
Jing Tao Zhang; Lin Feng Wang; Yue Ju Liu; Jun Ming Cao; Jie Li; Shuai Wang; Yong Shen; Zhang, Jing Tao; Wang, Lin Feng; Liu, Yue Ju; Cao, Jun Ming; Li, Jie; Wang, Shuai; Shen, Yong
- Abstract
<bold>Background: </bold>Anterior cervical decompression and fusion (ACDF) has long been the preferred treatment for cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM). However, few studies have focused on surgical results of CSM in patients with developmental canal stenosis (DCS). The purpose of this study was to investigate DCS as a comorbidity in patients with CSM and the correlation between surgical results and DCS.<bold>Methods: </bold>From January 1995 to December 2005, 122 patients treated with ACDF for CSM were enrolled in this retrospective study. Pavlov's ratio was used to evaluate cervical spinal canal size, with a value of < 0.82 at least one level indicating DCS. Patients were divided into two groups: those with DCS preoperatively (DCS group, n = 50 [41.0 %]) and those without DCS (non-DCS group, n = 72). Clinical data and radiological parameters were compared between groups.<bold>Results: </bold>There were no significant differences in preoperative and 2-year follow-up Japanese Orthopedic Association scores between groups. Both groups achieved satisfactory fusion rates (DCS, 92.0 %; non-DCS, 93.0 %). Adjacent-segment degeneration (ASD) was detected in 66.0 % of patients in the DCS group and in 43.0 % of patients in the non-DCS group (p = 0.01). However, there was no significant difference in the incidence of ASD requiring surgery between groups (p = 0.20).<bold>Discussion: </bold>DCS is a common comorbidity in patients with CSM. The findings of this study have added knowledge on the correlation between DCS and ASD after anterior fusion surgery.<bold>Conclusions: </bold>DCS did not affect neurologic improvement postoperatively at short-term follow-up. Although DCS increased the incidence of ASD after anterior fusion, it did not predict ASD requiring surgery. Therefore, patients with DCS must receive close follow-up.
- Subjects
CERVICAL vertebrae radiography; CERVICAL vertebrae; SPINAL stenosis; SPINAL cord compression; SPINAL fusion; TREATMENT effectiveness; RETROSPECTIVE studies; SURGICAL decompression; DISEASE complications; SURGERY
- Publication
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2015, Vol 16, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
1471-2474
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1186/s12891-015-0728-6