The anterior cervical approach in pediatric patients: indications and outcomes
The authors report their single-institution experience with pediatric anterior cervical spine surgery. Most patients underwent anterior instrumented fusion alone with high rates of success. Larger, multicenter studies are needed to better elucidate factors that might contribute to unfavorable outcomes.
Authors
- Rajiv R. Iyer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9896-6967)
- Robert J. Bollo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0003-6372)
- Andrew T. Dailey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8208-621X)
- Ravindra Vm
- Allison Ludwick
- Monica-Rae Owens
- Douglas L. Brockmeyer
- Diwas Gautam
Institutions
- Naval Medical Center San Diego (US)
- Primary Children's Hospital (US)
- University of Utah (US)
- Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego (US)
- Neurological Surgery (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics
- Published
- 2025-12-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3171/2025.8.peds25112
- Primary Topic
- Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00