Comparison between 3-level and 4level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion in the treatment of cervical spondylotic myelopathy: A meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Our objective is to estimate the clinical effectiveness of 3-level and 4-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) in the management of cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM).

Methods

We conducted a thorough search in English databases. We gathered the data on surgical variables and complications to contrast the clinical effectiveness between 3-level and 4-level. We utilized RevMan 5.3 and STATA 12.0 to analyze the data.

Results

Finally, eight studies met inclusion criteria of this study. Our findings indicated that operation time [p for heterogeneity = 0.23, I² = 32 %, p＜0.00001, OR = -24.93, 95%CI (-32.39,-17.49)], blood loss [p for heterogeneity = 0.33, I² = 10 %, p＜0.00001, OR = -60.87, 95%CI (-85.43,-36.32)] and the total

SUBMITTER: Wang T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10663828 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature