Elevated Levels of Hemoglobin A1C Are Not Associated With Increased Complication Rates After Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion
In the current study, no statistically significant difference was found between elevated HbA1c level and complication rates between diabetics categorized by HbA1c levels at all postoperative time intervals. Future studies are necessary to develop a multifactorial approach to medical clearance in diabetic patients that qualify for cervical spine surgeries.
Authors
- Joseph Pyun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3623-4493)
- Eloise Stanton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0063-8584)
- Nima Saboori
- Zorica Buser (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5680-0643)
- Michael C. Gerling (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3985-7119)
- Melissa Baker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-0869-8330)
- А. I. Artemiev
- Rudy Zambrano
Institutions
- New York Proton Center (US)
- New York University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Spine Surgery A Spine Publication
- Published
- 2025-09-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/bsd.0000000000001856
- Primary Topic
- Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00