Early Clinical Outcomes and Radiographic Features After Treatment of Cervical Degenerative Disk Disease With the New Zero-Profile Implant: A 1-Year Follow-up Retrospective Study

Clinical Spine Surgery : a Spine Publication
Cong WangWen Yuan

Abstract

Retrospective study of 52 patients who underwent anterior cervical fusion with the new implant. To investigate the clinical outcomes and complications of the new implant for anterior cervical discectomy and fusion, and evaluate the radiographic features in the treatment of cervical degenerative diseases. Although high fusion rates can be achieved with the anterior cervical plate, plate-related morbidity affects the patient's satisfaction with the surgical outcomes. A retrospective study was performed in 52 consecutive patients who used the new implant at 106 levels. The clinical outcomes were evaluated preoperatively and postoperatively using the visual analog scale score for neck and arm pain and the Japanese Orthopedic Association and ASIA motor score for myelopathy preoperatively and postoperatively. The cervical curvature, the segment height, and fusion status were assessed on radiographs during a mean 12-month follow-up period. There was statistically significant difference in perioperative neck and arm visual analog scale pain score. The preoperative Japanese Orthopedic Association and ASIA motor scores were significantly lower than those before surgery (P<0.05), and this difference was maintained at the last follow-up. T...Continue Reading

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