The Impact of Lateral Mass Versus Pedicle Screws at C7 in C3-T1 Posterior Cervical Decompression and Fusion on Postsurgical Outcomes
Despite a greater number of decompressed levels among the lateral mass group, these patients experienced a shorter average operative time during C3-T1 PCDF. However, short-term surgical outcomes and opioid consumption up to a year postoperatively were similar between groups. Thus, there does not appear to be short-term safety or pain drawbacks to C7 pedicle screws that would justify the decreased biomechanical advantages of lateral mass screws.
Authors
- Michelle Davis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8876-9188)
- Ryan Cha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-7865-0850)
- X. Becsey
- Gregory R. Toci (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4770-3507)
- Rachel Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7683-8702)
- Michael Carter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8423-6747)
- William Green (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9004-1951)
- DK Thomas
- Matthew Culkin
- Alan S. Hilibrand
- Jonathan Dalton
- Gregory D. Schroeder
- Jose A. Canseco
- Mark F. Kurd
- Lawrence Chiang
- Yasmine Eichbaum
- Alexander R. Vaccaro
- Rajkishen Narayanan
- Abigail R. Tingstad
- Mitchell Ng
- Christopher K. Kepler
- Ian D. Kaye
- Joshua Mathew
Institutions
- Thomas Jefferson University Hospital (US)
- Rothman Orthopaedics (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Spine Surgery A Spine Publication
- Published
- 2025-12-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/bsd.0000000000001935
- Primary Topic
- Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00