Influence of number of operated levels and postoperative time on active range of motion following anterior cervical decompression and fusion procedures

Spine
Kevin M BellWilliam F Donaldson

Abstract

A cohort study analyzing the cervical range of motion of subjects with anterior cervical decompression and fusion operation (ACDF). The purpose of this study was to compare the cervical range of motion of subjects who underwent an ACDF operation to age-matched healthy nonoperative subjects. Subjects were divided according to the number of operated levels, postoperative time point, and level of disability. ACDF is an operative treatment aimed at expansion of the spinal canal and relief of cord compression. In addition to alleviating pain, 2 common tools are used to measure postoperative success; cervical range of motion kinematic analysis and subjective evaluation questionnaires (Neck Disability Index [NDI]). This study involved 25 preoperative and 110 postoperative ACDF subjects as well as 18 control volunteers with no prior history of neck complaints. ACDF subjects were divided according to the number of operated levels; 1-, 2-, 3-, and 4-levels as well as time of their clinical visit; preoperative, early, and late postoperative. Before kinematic testing, the subjects were asked to complete the NDI survey. A virtual reality assisted electromagnetic tracking was used to measure an active voluntary motion of the head relative to...Continue Reading

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Nov 30, 2011·European Spine Journal : Official Publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society·Sadayoshi WatanabeJunichi Mizuno

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