Study Design: This was a retrospective cohort study. Objective: The objective of this study is
to retrospectively compare the clinical outcomes, complication rates, and reoperation rates …

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND CONTEXT Defining clinically meaningful success criteria from
patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) is crucial for clinical audits, research and …

Background: Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) and cervical disc arthroplasty
(CDA) are attractive targets for transition to the outpatient setting. We assessed the …

Objective The clinical utility of anterior cervical plating for anterior cervical discectomy and
fusion (ACDF) procedures remains controversial. This study aims to compare the impact of …

Validation of Neck Disability Index Severity among Patients Receiving One or Two-Level
Anterior Cervical Surgery - PMC Back to Top Skip to main content NIH NLM Logo Access keys …

BACKGROUND CONTEXT While cervical disc replacement (CDR) has been emerging as a
reliable and efficacious treatment option for degenerative cervical spine pathology, not all …

OBJECTIVE Patient-perceived functional improvement is a core metric in lumbar surgery for
degenerative disease. It is important to identify both modifiable and nonmodifiable risk …

Background: Short-term neck pain after posterior cervical foraminotomy (posterior surgery)
compared with anterior cervical discectomy with fusion (anterior surgery) treating cervical …

Background Clinically important postoperative changes can be best evaluated through the
minimal clinically important difference (MCID). Our study aims to evaluate risk factors …

Objective This study aims to detail the association between comorbidity burden and
achieving minimum clinically important difference (MCID) following anterior cervical …