Reoperation and complications after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion and cervical disc arthroplasty: a study of 52,395 cases.

ABSTRACT: PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to analyze rates of perioperative complications and subsequent cervical surgeries in patients treated for cervical degenerative disc disease with anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) and those treated with artificial cervical disc arthroplasty (ACDA) for up to 5-year follow-up. METHODS:California's Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development discharge database was analyzed for patients aged 18-65 years undergoing single-level ACDF or ACDA between 2003 and 2010. Medical comorbidities were identified with CMS-Condition Categories. Readmissions for short-term complications of the procedure were identified and rates of subsequent cervical surgeries were calculated at 90-day and 1-, 3-, and 5-year follow-up. Multivariate regression modeling wa

SUBMITTER: Kelly MP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6488512 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature