Outcome After Anterior Cervical Decompression and Fusion—A Nationwide FinSpine Register Study of Independent Predictors of Outcome at 12 Months After Surgery for Degenerative Cervical Spine
Shorter preoperative pain duration, lower NDI scores, and nonsmoking status were significant predictors of good outcomes at 12 months after ACDF surgery for DCSD. These findings can help to guide preoperative patient counseling and enhance evidence-based decision-making for treating DCSD.
Authors
- Jukka Huttunen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9440-7917)
- Henri Salo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6374-9444)
- Ville Leinonen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4282-4687)
- Anna Kotkansalo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3182-7786)
- Nils Danner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7094-4432)
- Nikolai Klimko (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8150-7502)
Institutions
- University of Eastern Finland (FI)
- Turku University Hospital (FI)
- Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (FI)
- Kuopio University Hospital (FI)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Spine
- Published
- 2025-03-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/brs.0000000000005323
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 12.04