Increased rates of dysphagia, longer length of stay, nonroutine discharge, and higher hospital costs in patients over 65 undergoing single-level cervical disc arthroplasty: A propensity score-matched analysis
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Authors
- Ian J. Wellington (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6630-2939)
- Ahmed K. Emara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8421-7340)
- Amrit S. Khalsa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5798-589X)
- Jad Bou Monsef (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5614-3690)
- Mitchell K. Ng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5831-055X)
- Afshin E. Razi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3443-4582)
- Elizabeth E. Ginalis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6097-9017)
- Jonathan Dalton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7452-2712)
- Paul G. Mastrokostas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1196-517X)
- Leonidas E. Mastrokostas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-8926-3502)
Institutions
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (US)
- Cleveland Clinic (US)
- Maimonides Medical Center (US)
- University of Connecticut (US)
- University of Hartford (US)
- SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University (US)
- Thomas Jefferson University Hospital (US)
- Rothman Orthopaedics (US)
- University of Pennsylvania (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Craniovertebral Junction and Spine
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4103/jcvjs.jcvjs_21_25
- Primary Topic
- Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00