TY - JOUR
T1 - Pseudoarthrosis Following Anterior Cervical Surgery
T2 - Diagnosis, Treatment Options, and Results
AU - Stauff, Michael P.
AU - Knaub, Mark A.
PY - 2006/12/1
Y1 - 2006/12/1
N2 - Anterior cervical fusions are performed to treat various clinical entities of the cervical spine. Many patient and surgical factors likely determine whether a solid fusion develops in an individual patient. The incidence of pseudoarthrosis varies between 0 and 50% following anterior cervical fusion. Approximately 60% of patients with failure of fusion complain of symptoms including neck and/or arm pain, parasthesias, or symptoms of myelopathy. Symptomatic pseudoarthrosis can be successfully treated with anterior, posterior, and combined anterior/posterior procedures depending on the specific situation.
AB - Anterior cervical fusions are performed to treat various clinical entities of the cervical spine. Many patient and surgical factors likely determine whether a solid fusion develops in an individual patient. The incidence of pseudoarthrosis varies between 0 and 50% following anterior cervical fusion. Approximately 60% of patients with failure of fusion complain of symptoms including neck and/or arm pain, parasthesias, or symptoms of myelopathy. Symptomatic pseudoarthrosis can be successfully treated with anterior, posterior, and combined anterior/posterior procedures depending on the specific situation.
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U2 - 10.1053/j.semss.2006.09.009
DO - 10.1053/j.semss.2006.09.009
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:33751506481
SN - 1040-7383
VL - 18
SP - 235
EP - 244
JO - Seminars in Spine Surgery
JF - Seminars in Spine Surgery
IS - 4
ER -