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Two Anterior Cervical Discectomy Fixation Methods for Multilevel Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy

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November 2022

Two Anterior Cervical Discectomy Fixation Methods for Multilevel Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy

Vol: 302| Issue: 3| Number:3| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

A randomized controlled study of two different fixations in anterior cervical discectomy of multilevel cervical spondylotic myelopathy

J Orthop Surg (Hong Kong) . 2022 Sep-Dec;30(3):10225536221118601.

Contributing Authors:
W Li B Zhan X Jiang G Zhou J Li Y Wang

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Synopsis

Sixty patients with multilevel cervical spondylotic myelopathy (MCSM) were randomized to receive either anterior cervical discectomy and hybrid fusion with short-segment plate and self-locking stand-alone cages (n=30) or traditional anterior cervical discectomy and fusion with a long-segment plate (n=30). The Japanese Orthopaedic Association (JOA) was used to assess spinal cord nerve function and ...

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