The Utility of Cervical Spine Bracing As a Postoperative Adjunct to Multilevel Anterior Cervical Spine Surgery

Short-term postoperative risk assessment. Depiction of odds ratios for short-term outcomes following multilevel ACDF. The braced cohort was compared with the nonbrace cohort in reference to 30-day readmission, ER visits, and discharge to home or to SNF/ARF. Abbreviations: ACDF, anterior cervical spine discectomy and fusion; ARF, assisted rehabilitation facility; ER, emergency room; SNF, skilled nursing facility.