Prevertebral soft tissue swelling after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion with plate fixation

International Orthopaedics
K-S SukS-W Park

Abstract

Airway complications after anterior cervical surgery are rare but potentially lethal. The purpose of this study was to identify the natural course of prevertebral soft tissue swelling after one- or two-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) in order to prevent lethal airway obstruction after ACDF. Eighty-seven patients scheduled for one- or two-level ACDF were studied prospectively. Lateral radiographs of the cervical spine were taken preoperatively, postoperatively on the day of surgery and on the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth days after operation. Prevertebral soft tissue was measured from C2 to C6 on cervical spine lateral radiographs. The anteroposterior (AP) thickness of the prevertebral soft tissue was measured at each cervical level from C2 to C6. Prevertebral soft tissue swelling occurred postoperatively and increased markedly on the second day after operation. The maximum swelling was found on the second and third days. In fusions above C5 swelling was most prominent at C2, 3. Gradual decrease in swelling was observed after the fourth postoperative day. Prominent swelling was noted at the second, third, and fourth cervical levels. There was no significant difference in swelling when comparing on...Continue Reading

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