Clinical and radiographic outcomes after index anterior cervical discectomy and fusion with interbody spacer with integrated anchor fixation: a single-surgeon case study
ACDF with ISa is a viable alternative to traditional plate-cage systems. ISa shows lower rates of immediate, 3-month and 6-month dysphagia than traditional plate-cage systems described in the literature. More controlled studies on larger populations will help formulate a concrete conclusion on the advantages of ISa spacers.
Authors
- Clifford Crutcher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3296-001X)
- Melissa Erickson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5237-1415)
- Muhammad M. Abd‐El‐Barr (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7151-2861)
- Michael W. Groff (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1873-9578)
- Courtney Rory Goodwin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6540-2751)
- Khoi D. Than (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2026-7004)
- Vishal Venkatraman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3485-4026)
- Saif Zaidi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-6442-4982)
- Jessica Albanese (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6169-5924)
Institutions
- Brigham and Women's Hospital (US)
- Duke Medical Center (US)
- Duke University Hospital (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Spine Surgery
- Published
- 2024-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.21037/jss-24-32
- Primary Topic
- Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Institutes of Health
- National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences