Comparison of Posterior Approach and Combined Anterior-Posterior Approach in the Treatment of Ankylosing Spondylitis Combined With Cervical Spine Fracture: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Study design

Systematic review.

Objective

To compare the efficacy of the posterior approach and combined anterior-posterior approach in the treatment of ankylosing spondylitis (AS) with cervical spine fracture by meta-analysis.

Methods

The databases PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, and Cochrane Library were searched for studies on the comparison of the posterior approach group and the combined anterior-posterior approach group in the treatment of ankylosing spondylitis combined with cervical spine fracture from database establishment to August 2023. The procedure time, intraoperative blood loss, the rates of neurological improvement, mean change in the postoperative neurological function, complication rates, rates of revised surgery, and mortality were extracted. Meta-

SUBMITTER: Peng C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11394510 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature