Table 3

Secondary surgical interventions required after skip anterior cervical corpectomy and fusion.

Patient No.ReasonMo PostoperativeManagement
Patient 1Hardware failure0.5Anterior revision + posterior fixation
Patient 2Hardware failure4Anterior revision + posterior fixation
Patient 3Hardware failure5Anterior revision + posterior fixation
Patient 4Adjacent segment disease48C2-C3 anterior cervical discectomy and fusion
Patient 5Adjacent segment disease12Posterior foraminotomy and fusion
Patient 6Fall leading to C7 fracture1Posterior fixation
Patient 7Refractory C5 palsy1Posterior foraminotomy
Patient 8Prevertebral fluid collection0.5Exploration and washout