The Impact of Crossing the Cervicothoracic Junction on Opioid Consumption, Readmission, and Revision Rates
Crossing the CTJ increased cut-to-close time and early postoperative opioid consumption but did not affect length of stay, readmission rates, long-term opioid misuse, or revision surgery rates.
Authors
- Gregory Douglas Schroeder (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8895-1964)
- David M. Kaye (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4058-0372)
- José A. Canseco (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2152-5725)
- Mark F. Kurd (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9680-1088)
- Gregory R. Toci (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4770-3507)
- Rachel Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7683-8702)
- Alan S. Hilibrand (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8811-9687)
- Barrett I. Woods (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4136-3612)
- Asad Pasha
- Jonathan Dalton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7452-2712)
- Andrew Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7988-2020)
- Michael Carter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8423-6747)
- Nathaniel Pineda
- Thomas Cha
- Alexander R. Vaccaro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8073-0796)
- Christopher K. Kepler
- Rajkishen Narayanan
- Andrew Vanichkachorn
Institutions
- Thomas Jefferson University Hospital (US)
- Rothman Institute (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
- Published
- 2025-03-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5435/jaaos-d-24-01197
- Primary Topic
- Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00