Radiographic Characteristics of Caudal Segment in Multilevel Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion: The Bony Buttress Formation
This study emphasizes the significance of pseudarthrosis following multilevel ACDF. Pseudarthrosis predominantly occurs in the caudal-most segment of the construct, particularly when it terminates at C7. Constructs that are not tightly engaged and lack bony buttress formation in the caudal part of multilevel ACDF are more likely to develop pseudarthrosis.
Authors
- Youn‐Kwan Park (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0501-3540)
- Chang Hwa Ham (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1020-4210)
- Joo Han Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4747-9763)
- Hong Joo Moon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3841-9080)
- Woo‐Keun Kwon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0432-8620)
Institutions
- Korea University Medical Center (KR)
- Gachon University Gil Hospital (KR)
- University of Virginia (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Neurospine
- Published
- 2024-12-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.14245/ns.2448626.313
- Primary Topic
- Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00