Anterior cervical corpectomy and fusion with stand-alone cages in patients with multilevel degenerative cervical spine disease is safe

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Georg Osterhoff¹  Christoph-E. Heyde²  Ali Ezzati³  Ahmed Shawky Abdelgawaad⁴  Mohamed H. Tohamy⁵ 

[1] Department of Orthopedics, Trauma and Plastic Surgery, University Hospital Leipzig, Liebigstrasse 20, 04179, Leipzig, Germany;Department of Orthopedics, Trauma and Plastic Surgery, University Hospital Leipzig, Liebigstrasse 20, 04179, Leipzig, Germany;Department of Orthopedics, Trauma and Plastic Surgery, University Hospital Leipzig, 04103, Leipzig, Germany;Spine Departement, Helios Klinikum Erfurt, Nordhäuser Str. 74, 99089, Erfurt, Germany;Spine Departement, Helios Klinikum Erfurt, Nordhäuser Str. 74, 99089, Erfurt, Germany;Department of Orthopedic and Trauma Surgery, Assiut University Hospitals, Assiut, Egypt;Spine Unit, Martin-Ulbrich-Haus Rothenburg, Horkaer Str. 15-21, 02929, Rothenburg, Oberlausitz, Germany;Spine Departement, Helios Klinikum Erfurt, Nordhäuser Str. 74, 99089, Erfurt, Germany;Ligamenta Spine Center, Walter-Kolb-Street 9-11, 60594, Frankfurt am Main, Germany;

关键词: Cervical spine;    Stand-alone cage;    Corpectomy;    Spinal canal stenosis;    Anterior plate;    Anterior cervical decompression;    Cervical fusion;    Dysphagia;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12891-021-04883-5

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundIn case of spinal cord compression behind the vertebral body, anterior cervical corpectomy and fusion (ACCF) proves to be a more feasible approach than cervical discectomy. The next step was the placement of an expandable titanium interbody in order to restore the vertebral height. The need for additional anterior plating with ACCF has been debatable and such technique has been evaluated by very few studies. The objective of the study is to evaluate radiographic and clinical outcomes in patients with multilevel degenerative cervical spine disease treated by stand-alone cages for anterior cervical corpectomy and fusion (ACCF).MethodsThirty-one patients (66.5 ± 9.75 years, range 53–85 years) were analyzed. Visual Analog Scale (VAS) and the 10-item Neck Disability Index (NDI) were assessed preoperatively and during follow-up on a regular basis after surgery and after one year at least. Assessment of radiographic fusion, subsidence, and lordosis measurement of Global cervical lordosis (GCL); fusion site lordosis (FSL); the anterior interbody space height (ant. DSH); the posterior interbody space height (post. DSH); the distance of the cage to the posterior wall of the vertebral body (CD) were done retrospectively. Mean clinical and radiographic follow-up was 20.0 ± 4.39 months.ResultsVAS-neck (p = 0.001) and VAS-arm (p < 0.001) improved from preoperatively to postoperatively. The NDI improved at the final follow-up (p < 0.001). Neither significant subsidence of the cages nor significant loss of lordotic correction were seen. All patients showed a radiographic union of the surgically addressed segments at the last follow up.ConclusionsApplication of a stand-alone expandable cage in the cervical spine after one or two-level ACCF without additional posterior fixation or anterior plating is a safe procedure that results in fusion. Neither significant subsidence of the cages nor significant loss of lordotic correction were seen.Trial registrationRetrospectively registered. According to the Decision of the ethics committee, Jena on 25th of July 2018, that this study doesn’t need any registration. https://www.laek-thueringen.de/aerzte/ethikkommission/registrierung/.

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