Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial to Study the Effect of Local Steroids in the Retropharyngeal Space After Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion.

ABSTRACT:

Study design

Prospective randomized controlled trial.

Objective

To study the effect of local steroids in the retropharyngeal space after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) in reducing prevertebral soft-tissue swelling (PSTS) and complications associated with it.

Methods

A total of 50 consecutive patients operated with ACDF were double-blinded randomized into 2 groups: steroids (25) and control (25). Triamcinolone in collagen sponge was used in the steroid group and normal saline in gelatin sponge in the control group. Patients' lateral radiographs were taken on the immediate postoperative day; days 2, 4, and 6; at 2 weeks; and 2 and 6 months postoperatively. The PSTS ratio at C3 to C7 and PSTS index were calculated. Patients were clinically evaluated using

SUBMITTER: Dahapute A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8258804 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature