Patient factors rather than surgical approach are associated with readmission and reoperation for cervical spondylotic myelopathy
In our cohort, we observe advantages and limitations for each surgical approach. On examination of patient factors, patients undergoing PCDF and PCD tended to have a higher burden of comorbidities compared to those treated via an anterior approach. Upon controlling for comorbidity index, the observed difference in reoperation rates was no longer apparent. Thus, patient comorbidities, rather than surgical approach, may be the major driver for postoperative complications for treatment of CSM.
Authors
- Dominick Macaluso (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3924-6687)
- Connor A. Wathen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8291-7741)
- Brendan F. Judy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4981-1408)
- Yohannes Ghenbot (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4382-9372)
- Mert Marcel Dagli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5201-6720)
- Christopher Sollenberger
- Ben Jiahe Gu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2868-2184)
- Zarina Ali
- Gabrielle Santangelo
- William C. Welch
- Ali K. Ozturk
- Jang W. Yoon
- Neil Malhotra
Institutions
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- University of Rochester (US)
- University of Pennsylvania (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Spine Surgery
- Published
- 2026-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.21037/jss-24-101
- Primary Topic
- Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00