Crossing the cervicothoracic junction in multilevel posterior fixations for degenerative cervical disease: a Swedish registry-based study
Crossing the CTJ in multilevel posterior cervical fusion does not significantly affect complication rates, reoperations, or most PROMs at one and five years. Surgical decisions should prioritize anatomical and clinical factors, rather than expected differences in PROMs.
Authors
- Massimo Bottini
- Victor E. Staartjes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1039-2098)
- Erik Edström (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8781-1169)
- Victor Gabriel El-Hajj (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9479-761X)
- Adrian Elmi‐Terander (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3776-6136)
- Bahridin Nuriddinov
Institutions
- Örebro University (SE)
- Karolinska Institutet (SE)
- University Hospital of Zurich (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Spine Journal
- Published
- 2025-10-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-025-09521-5
- Primary Topic
- Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00