Clinical and Radiological Outcomes of Skip-Level Cervical Disk Arthroplasty

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Authors

Chao‐Hung Kuo · National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University

Ching‐Ying Wang · National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University

Yinsheng Chen · National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University

Yi-Hsuan Kuo · National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University

Chih-Chang Chang · National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University

Chin-Lan Wu · National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University

Li-Yu Fay

Abstract

Both skip-level CDA and ACDF can restore cervical lordosis, while the overall cervical ROM was well preserved in the CDA group but almost eliminated in the ACDF group. Skip-level CDA not only preserves motion at the indexed but also at the in-between skipped level, with lower incidences of ASD and higher ROM than ACDF. Therefore, to avoid a three-level fusion in the long run, CDA is the superior option for noncontiguous disk herniations or spondylosis that require surgery.

Topics & Keywords

Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Life below water

Publication Details

Published in: Neurosurgery

DOI: 10.1227/neu.0000000000003982

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