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Article

Factors Influencing Surgical Outcome after Anterior Stabilization of the Cervical Spine with Heterogeneous Material

by
Athanasios K. Petridis
*,
Sabrina Sechting
,
Michael Budde
,
Alexandros Doukas
,
Homajoun Maslehaty
and
Hubertus Maximilian Mehdorn
Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel Campus, Germany
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Clin. Pract. 2012, 2(3), e60; https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2012.e60
Submission received: 30 March 2012 / Revised: 10 May 2012 / Accepted: 15 May 2012 / Published: 29 May 2012

Abstract

Intervertebral fusion through an anterior approach with polymethylacrylate is a wellestablished neurosurgical technique in the treatment of cervical spine degeneration. However, questions still remain concerning the post-surgical outcome. Factors influencing surgical outcome that could help to predict which patients need further post-surgical treatment and what to expect after surgery are the subject of numerous studies. In the present study, we retrospectively collected data from patients who had undergone intervertebral fusion and defined which pre-operative factors could influence the surgical outcome. Between 1993 and 1997, 379 patients were surgically treated with the ventral fusion technique in our hospital. In 2006, we sent a questionnaire to the patients and 164 responses were received. We identified pre-operative presence of severe pain, hypesthesia, palsy and gait disturbance as negative predictive factors, whereas age, body mass index, pre-operative physical strain and the cervical segment involved did not seem to influence prognosis. In conclusion, identifying preoperative factors which influence prognosis after intervetebral fusion will help predict postoperative outcome.
Keywords: intervertebral fusion; cervical disc degeneration; polymethylacrylate intervertebral fusion; cervical disc degeneration; polymethylacrylate

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Petridis, A.K.; Sechting, S.; Budde, M.; Doukas, A.; Maslehaty, H.; Mehdorn, H.M. Factors Influencing Surgical Outcome after Anterior Stabilization of the Cervical Spine with Heterogeneous Material. Clin. Pract. 2012, 2, e60. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2012.e60

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Petridis AK, Sechting S, Budde M, Doukas A, Maslehaty H, Mehdorn HM. Factors Influencing Surgical Outcome after Anterior Stabilization of the Cervical Spine with Heterogeneous Material. Clinics and Practice. 2012; 2(3):e60. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2012.e60

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Petridis, Athanasios K., Sabrina Sechting, Michael Budde, Alexandros Doukas, Homajoun Maslehaty, and Hubertus Maximilian Mehdorn. 2012. "Factors Influencing Surgical Outcome after Anterior Stabilization of the Cervical Spine with Heterogeneous Material" Clinics and Practice 2, no. 3: e60. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2012.e60

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Petridis, A. K., Sechting, S., Budde, M., Doukas, A., Maslehaty, H., & Mehdorn, H. M. (2012). Factors Influencing Surgical Outcome after Anterior Stabilization of the Cervical Spine with Heterogeneous Material. Clinics and Practice, 2(3), e60. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2012.e60

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