The Effect of a Cervical Brace on Postoperative Axial Symptoms Following Single-level Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion
The omission of a cervical brace following surgery in patients undergoing single-segment ACDF reduced the incidence of early postoperative axial symptoms, improved their overall quality of life, and facilitated the recovery of postoperative cervical mobility.
Authors
- Ying Ren
- Feifei Ye
- Yaojing Ma
- Guoping Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3261-0981)
- Qunfei Yu
- Zhan Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-6968-7638)
Institutions
- Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (US)
- Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Spine Surgery A Spine Publication
- Published
- 2024-09-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/bsd.0000000000001696
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.15