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Cervical disc herniation and cervical spondylosis surgically treated by Cloward procedure: a 10-year-minimum follow-up study
BACKGROUND: Cervical degenerative pathology produces pain and disability, and if conservative treatment fails, surgery is indicated. The aim of this study was to determined whether anterior decompression and interbody fusion according to Cloward is effective for treating segmental cervical degenerat...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2896578/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20532943 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10195-010-0093-z |
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author | Faldini, Cesare Leonetti, Danilo Nanni, Matteo Di Martino, Alberto Denaro, Luca Denaro, Vincenzo Giannini, Sandro |
author_facet | Faldini, Cesare Leonetti, Danilo Nanni, Matteo Di Martino, Alberto Denaro, Luca Denaro, Vincenzo Giannini, Sandro |
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description | BACKGROUND: Cervical degenerative pathology produces pain and disability, and if conservative treatment fails, surgery is indicated. The aim of this study was to determined whether anterior decompression and interbody fusion according to Cloward is effective for treating segmental cervical degenerative pathology and whether the results are durable after a 10-year-minimum follow-up. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Fifty-one patients affected by single-level cervical degenerative pathology between C4 and C7 were surgically treated by the Cloward procedure. Clinical evaluation was rated using the Neck Disability Index (NDI) and the visual analog scale (VAS). At last follow-up, the outcomes were rated according to Odom’s criteria. On radiographs, the sagittal segmental alignment (SSA) of the affected level and the sagittal alignment of the cervical spine (SACS) were measured. RESULTS: Average NDI was 34 preoperatively and 11 at last follow-up. Average VAS was 7 preoperatively and 1 at last follow-up. According to Odom’s criteria, the outcome was considered excellent in 18 cases, good in 22, and fair in 11. Average SSA was 0.5 ± 2.1 preoperatively, 1.8 ± 3.8 at 6 months, and 1.8 ± 5.7 at last follow-up. Average SACS was 16.5 ± 4.0 preoperatively, 20.9 ± 5.8 at 6 months, and 19.9 ± 6.4 at last follow-up. Degenerative changes at the adjacent levels were observed in 18 patients (35.3%). CONCLUSIONS: The Cloward procedure proved to be a suitable and effective technique for treating segmental cervical degenerative pathology, allowing good clinical and radiographic outcomes even at a long-term follow-up. |
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spelling | pubmed-28965782010-07-29 Cervical disc herniation and cervical spondylosis surgically treated by Cloward procedure: a 10-year-minimum follow-up study Faldini, Cesare Leonetti, Danilo Nanni, Matteo Di Martino, Alberto Denaro, Luca Denaro, Vincenzo Giannini, Sandro J Orthop Traumatol Original Article BACKGROUND: Cervical degenerative pathology produces pain and disability, and if conservative treatment fails, surgery is indicated. The aim of this study was to determined whether anterior decompression and interbody fusion according to Cloward is effective for treating segmental cervical degenerative pathology and whether the results are durable after a 10-year-minimum follow-up. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Fifty-one patients affected by single-level cervical degenerative pathology between C4 and C7 were surgically treated by the Cloward procedure. Clinical evaluation was rated using the Neck Disability Index (NDI) and the visual analog scale (VAS). At last follow-up, the outcomes were rated according to Odom’s criteria. On radiographs, the sagittal segmental alignment (SSA) of the affected level and the sagittal alignment of the cervical spine (SACS) were measured. RESULTS: Average NDI was 34 preoperatively and 11 at last follow-up. Average VAS was 7 preoperatively and 1 at last follow-up. According to Odom’s criteria, the outcome was considered excellent in 18 cases, good in 22, and fair in 11. Average SSA was 0.5 ± 2.1 preoperatively, 1.8 ± 3.8 at 6 months, and 1.8 ± 5.7 at last follow-up. Average SACS was 16.5 ± 4.0 preoperatively, 20.9 ± 5.8 at 6 months, and 19.9 ± 6.4 at last follow-up. Degenerative changes at the adjacent levels were observed in 18 patients (35.3%). CONCLUSIONS: The Cloward procedure proved to be a suitable and effective technique for treating segmental cervical degenerative pathology, allowing good clinical and radiographic outcomes even at a long-term follow-up. Springer International Publishing 2010-06-09 2010-06 /pmc/articles/PMC2896578/ /pubmed/20532943 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10195-010-0093-z Text en © The Author(s) 2010 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial License which permits any noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author(s) and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Original Article Faldini, Cesare Leonetti, Danilo Nanni, Matteo Di Martino, Alberto Denaro, Luca Denaro, Vincenzo Giannini, Sandro Cervical disc herniation and cervical spondylosis surgically treated by Cloward procedure: a 10-year-minimum follow-up study |
title | Cervical disc herniation and cervical spondylosis surgically treated by Cloward procedure: a 10-year-minimum follow-up study |
title_full | Cervical disc herniation and cervical spondylosis surgically treated by Cloward procedure: a 10-year-minimum follow-up study |
title_fullStr | Cervical disc herniation and cervical spondylosis surgically treated by Cloward procedure: a 10-year-minimum follow-up study |
title_full_unstemmed | Cervical disc herniation and cervical spondylosis surgically treated by Cloward procedure: a 10-year-minimum follow-up study |
title_short | Cervical disc herniation and cervical spondylosis surgically treated by Cloward procedure: a 10-year-minimum follow-up study |
title_sort | cervical disc herniation and cervical spondylosis surgically treated by cloward procedure: a 10-year-minimum follow-up study |
topic | Original Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2896578/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20532943 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10195-010-0093-z |
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