Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion Associated with Increased Home Discharge Rates in Geriatric Patients with Cervical Disc Herniation Compared to Posterior Cervical Decompression and Fusion: A Propensity-Matched Analysis
ACDF in geriatric patients with cervical disc herniation was associated with higher rates of home discharge compared to PCDF. Tailored surgical approaches based on patient demographics may improve recovery outcomes.
Authors
- Addison Quinones (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1041-6726)
- Roshini Kalagara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2607-0408)
- Matthew T. Carr (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8654-3828)
- Jonathan S. Gal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9049-3272)
- Eugene I. Hrabarchuk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6448-6770)
- Alexander J. Schüpper (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3322-8138)
- Bahie Ezzat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9729-9122)
- Tanvir F. Choudhri
- Muhammad Ali (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3226-1654)
- Priya Bhanot
- Charles Laurore (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-8353-6085)
- Hanya M Qureshi
- Yehia Elkersh
Institutions
- University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School (US)
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- World Neurosurgery
- Published
- 2024-11-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2024.10.145
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.29