Should Proximal Fixation be at C2 or C3-C4? An Application of the Operative Value Index for Elective Posterior Cervical Decompression and Fusion
Although the C2 UIV construct incurred significantly higher intraoperative costs compared with C3/C4 UIV, there was no significant difference in "value" between axial and subaxial UIV.
Authors
- Ashmal Sami
- D. Mitchell Self
- Alexander Richard Vaccaro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8073-0796)
- Steven Glener
- Jack Jallo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5512-1729)
- Joshua Heller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3403-2556)
- James S. Harrop (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0943-3406)
- Danyal Quraishi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4180-6049)
- Srinivas Prasad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4529-6143)
- Ashwini Sharan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4759-6097)
- Advith Sarikonda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-7138-4331)
- Ahilan Sivaganesan
- Emily L. Isch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-1974-6972)
Institutions
- Thomas Jefferson University (US)
- Rothman Orthopaedics (US)
- Naples Anesthesia & Physician Associates (US)
- Neurological Surgery (US)
- Drexel University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- World Neurosurgery
- Published
- 2025-03-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2025.123898
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.01