Zero-Profile Versus Cage and Plate in Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion with a Minimum 2 Years of Follow-Up: A Meta-Analysis

World Neurosurgery
Zhicheng SunXiyang Wang

Abstract

In recent years, increasing numbers of cervical disease cases have been treated with zero-profile devices in anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF). Its short-term efficacy has been widely recognized; however, the evidence for long-term efficacy remains insufficient. The present study assessed the mid-term and long-term efficacy of zero-profile compared with cage and plate structures in ACDF by analyzing the clinical and radiological outcomes after treatment of cervical diseases with a minimum 2 years of follow-up. We conducted a comprehensive database or platform search in PubMed, ISI Web of Science, Embase, and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials using the PRISMA guidelines and identified 10 reports, with 772 patients (375 in the zero-profile group and 397 in the cage and plate group) that met our inclusion criteria. All patients had been followed up for ≥2 years. Two of us used a standardized data collection form to extract relevant data and check its accuracy independently. The zero-profile group had statistically significant (P < 0.05) less intraoperative blood loss, improved postoperative C2-C7 Cobb angle, and decreased incidence of postoperative dysphagia and adjacent segment degeneration compared with...Continue Reading

Citations

Mar 12, 2020·Biomedical Papers of the Medical Faculty of the University Palacký, Olomouc, Czechoslovakia·Rene OpsenakBranislav Kolarovszki
Aug 10, 2020·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·Yachao ZhaoWenyuan Ding

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