Outcome After Anterior Cervical Decompression and Fusion-A Nationwide FinSpine Register Study of Independent Predictors of Outcome at 12 Months After Surgery for Degenerative Cervical Spine.

ABSTRACT:

Study design

Longitudinal, nationwide register study.

Objective

To identify independent predictors of clinical outcomes at 12 months for patients undergoing primary anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) for degenerative cervical spine disease (DCSD).

Summary of background data

ACDF is an established surgical treatment for DCSD. Identifying factors that predict successful surgical outcomes can improve patient selection and inform decision-making.

Methods

This study utilized data from the Finnish National Spine Register (FinSpine), covering all Finnish centers that perform ACDF surgery. Patients undergoing primary ACDF surgery for DCSD between June 2016 and February 2024 without prior cervical spine surgery were included (n=5517). Patients were grouped b

SUBMITTER: Klimko N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12011435 | biostudies-literature | 2025 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature